The CHCAA was pleased to present the 2007 Dr. Edward Mazak Advancement in Public Awareness Award to the Competition Bureau. This award is given annually for outstanding achievements in raising public awareness of health care fraud such as the development and implementation of a fraud awareness program or distributing anti-fraud information through a public medium.

The Competition Bureau was recognized for its contribution to Canadian awareness of health care fraud through the Fraud Prevention Forum’s annual Fraud Prevention Month campaign. The Fraud Prevention Forum is “a concerned group of private sector firms, consumer and volunteer groups, and government and law enforcement agencies committed to fighting fraud aimed at consumers and businesses.”

About the CHCAA:

Founded in 2000, the mission of the CHCAA is to combat health care fraud and assist in restoring the integrity of the Canadian health care system. One of the key objectives of the CHCAA is to build public, private, national and international partnerships with insurance carriers, service providers, law enforcement, health regulatory bodies, consumer groups and provider associations to protect the Canadian health care system from fraud.