Actions needed to reduce improper payment and fraud risks
Each year, the Office of Management and Budget identifies programs considered high priority for improper payments. In 2025, the Department
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Improper Payments
Medicare Program Integrity and Efforts to Root Out Improper Payments, Fraud, Waste and Abuse
(By Meredith Freed, Juliette Cubanski, and Tricia Neuman for The Kaiser Family Foundation Published: Mar 31, 2025) Medicare, the federal
Read MoreOIG: 14 states paid managed care organizations $249M for deceased Medicaid enrollees
(By Rylee Wilson for Becker’s Hospital Review) Fourteen states gave managed care organizations payments for Medicaid enrollees for months after
Read MoreCMS: Medicare Advantage received $16.6B in improper payments in 2023
(By Rylee Wilson for Becker’s Hospital Review) CMS paid Medicare Advantage organizations an estimated $16.6 billion in overpayments in fiscal
Read MoreMedicare improperly paid for $580M in psychotherapy services, OIG audit finds
(By Rylee Wilson for Becker’s Hospital Review) Medicare improperly paid for over half a billion dollars in psychotherapy services, including
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