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DHS -OIG Health Care Finance Medicare - General

Eileen Cook June 26, 2023June 26, 2023 DHS -Office of Inspector General, Genetic testing, medicare, Medicare overpayments

OIG: Medicare overpaid up to $888M for genetic tests

(By Rylee Wilson for Becker’s Hospital Review ) Medicare could have overpaid hundreds of millions for genetic testing from 2018

DHS -OIG Health Care Finance Medicare Advantage

Eileen Cook June 9, 2023June 9, 2023 DHS -Office of Inspector General, Healthcare Finance, Medicare Advantage, Medicare Advantage Overpayments, Upcoding

6 Medicare Advantage plans audited for upcoding in the last six months

(By Rylee Wilson for Becker’s Hospital Review ) Audits published in the last six months found almost $32 million in

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

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

Medicare 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,

DHS -OIG Health Care Finance Medicare - General Veterans Benefits

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

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

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

DHS -OIG Medicare Advantage

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

OIG: Cigna received $6.2M in Medicare Advantage overpayments

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

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

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

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

(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

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

Medicare Advantage plans face significant risks of fraud, OIG says

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

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

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

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

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

DHS -OIG Health Care Finance Medicare Advantage

Eileen Cook January 4, 2023January 4, 2023 HHS Inspector General’s Office Audit, Medicare Advantage, Medicare overpayments

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

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

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

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

How Medicare Advantage plans dodged auditors and overcharged taxpayers by millions

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