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CMS DHS -OIG Medicare - General Mental Health/Behavioral Health Pandemic Telehealth

Medicare improperly paid for $580M in psychotherapy services, OIG audit finds

May 8, 2023May 8, 2023 Eileen Cook 0 Comments CMS, COVID-19, DHS -Office of Inspector General, Improper Payments, medicare, Telehealth

(By Rylee Wilson for Becker’s Hospital Review) Medicare improperly paid for over half a billion dollars in psychotherapy services, including

DHS -OIG Health Care Finance Medicare - General Veterans Benefits

OIG: Duplicate Medicare, VA payments cost Medicare $128M

April 28, 2023April 28, 2023 Eileen Cook 0 Comments CMS, Healthcare Finance, HHS Inspector General's Office Audit, medicare, Veterans

(By Rylee Wilson for Becker’s Hospital Review) Medicare could have saved $128 million in duplicate claims payments with a better

DHS -OIG Medicare Advantage

OIG: Cigna received $6.2M in Medicare Advantage overpayments

March 31, 2023 Eileen Cook 0 Comments DHS -Office of Inspector General, Medicare Advantage, Medicare Advantage Overpayments

(By Rylee Wilson for Becker’s Hospital Review) Cigna-HealthSpring Life & Health Insurance Company received an estimated $6.24 million in Medicare

DHS -OIG Health Care Finance Legislative Update Medicaid Medicare - General

Congressman Seeks to Plug ‘Shocking Loophole’ Exposed by KHN Investigation

March 28, 2023March 28, 2023 Eileen Cook 0 Comments Medicaid, Medicaid fraud, medicare, Medicare Fraud

(By Sarah Jane Tribble for Kaiser Health News) A U.S. lawmaker is taking action after a KHN investigation exposed weaknesses

DHS -OIG Illegal Activities Medicare Fraud; Illegal Activities

Medicare Advantage plans face significant risks of fraud, OIG says

March 21, 2023 Eileen Cook 0 Comments DHS-OIG, Medicare Advantage, Medicare Fraud

(By Rylee Wilson for Becker’s Hospital Review) Medicare Advantage plans should be aware of fraudsters turning their efforts to private

CMS DHS -OIG Medicare - General Part D/Prescription Drugs

CMS needs to improve oversight of Medicare Part B drug payment calculations, OIG report finds

January 5, 2023January 5, 2023 Eileen Cook 0 Comments CMS, DHS -Office of Inspector General, medicare, Medicare Part B Drug payment calculations, Oversight

(By Jakob Emerson for Becker’s Hospital Review) CMS needs better strategies to ensure proper oversight of Medicare Part B drug

DHS -OIG Health Care Finance Medicare Advantage

Cigna received $5.9M in Medicare Advantage overpayments, OIG says

January 4, 2023January 4, 2023 Eileen Cook 0 Comments HHS Inspector General's Office Audit, Medicare Advantage, Medicare overpayments

(By Rylee Wilson for Becker’s Hospital Review) Medicare Advantage plan Cigna HealthSpring of Tennessee received $5.9 million in overpayments from

CMS DHS -OIG Illegal Activities Medicare Advantage Medicare Fraud; Illegal Activities

How Medicare Advantage plans dodged auditors and overcharged taxpayers by millions

December 12, 2022December 12, 2022 Eileen Cook 0 Comments CMS, DHS-OIG, GAO, Medicare Advantage, Medicare Fraud

(By Fred Schulte and Holly K. Hacker for NPR) In April 2016, government auditors asked a Blue Cross Medicare Advantage

DHS -OIG Health Care Finance Illegal Activities Medicaid Medicare - General Medicare Fraud; Illegal Activities

KHN Investigation: The System Feds Rely On to Stop Repeat Health Fraud Is Broken

December 12, 2022December 12, 2022 Eileen Cook 0 Comments DHS-OIG, Medicaid, medicare, Medicare Fraud, Public List

(By Sarah Jane Tribble and Lauren Weber for Kaiser Health News) The federal system meant to stop health care business

DHS -OIG Medicare Advantage

9 Medicare Advantage plans audited for upcoding by OIG in the last 6 months

December 6, 2022December 6, 2022 Eileen Cook 0 Comments DHS -Office of Inspector General, Medicare Advantage, Upcoding

(By Rylee Wilson for Becker’s Hospital Review) The HHS’ Inspector General’s Office released audits of nine Medicare Advantage plans over

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