University Health Insurance Fraud Course

As consumers we want affordable medical insurance that covers us when we are in need. For health insurance companies it has become an uphill struggle to provide this. Health care is becoming more expensive and consumers are not prepared to spend as they once were. One way in which they can save money is to route out fraud.

Fraud has been on the increase in the health cover market and ultimately consumers bare the brunt of the deficit. This year the Health Insurance Counter Fraud Group (HICFG) will be launching the first university-accredited qualification in healthcare fraud investigation. The qualification will cover the standard fraud investigation modules but will also include additional elements that are relevant to health.

The development of this course is as a result of the HICFG opening its doors to cash plan providers. HICFG chairman Dr Simon Peck says:

'I am delighted to announce this development. We believe there is significant cross-over between the problems experienced by cash plan providers and those we see in private medical insurance and this is a great opportunity to pool our resources in a way which will benefit all of us.'