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TUESDAY, OCTOBER 20, 1998

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NEWS ADVISORY

HOLDER TO ADDRESS AMERICAN HEALTH LAWYERS ASSOCIATION

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Deputy Attorney General Eric Holder will deliver the keynote address at the American Health Lawyers Association on Thursday at 10:15 a.m. at Crystal Gateway Marriott Hotel, Arlington, Va.

The conference, scheduled for October 22-23, will focus on Healthcare Fraud and Abuse: Compliance and Enforcement. Holder will address the Department of Justice's health care fraud enforcement program and how the health care industry can work with the government in their efforts to combat fraud and abuse.

Holder's address will be open to the media.

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For more information about the conference, contact Anne Hoffman, American Health Lawyers Association at (202) 833-1100.

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