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Hospital stays getting more expensive for Medicare

February 25, 2021 Eileen Cook 0 Comment

According to a new report from the Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of Inspector General (OIG), it found

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OIG oversight saved taxpayers $4B in 2020

December 8, 2020 Eileen Cook 0 Comment

(By Katie Adams for Becker’s Hospital Review) The HHS Office of Inspector General expects to generate more than $4 billion in

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Medicare overpaid hospitals for defunct heart devices, inspector general says

November 19, 2020November 19, 2020 Eileen Cook 0 Comment

(By Morgan Haefner for Becker’s Hospital Review) Medicare has been overpaying hospitals for recalled or faulty heart devices, according to

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Coding errors led to overpayments to Medicare Advantage plans

September 23, 2020 Eileen Cook 0 Comment

Incorrect diagnosis codes from providers led to a $14 million windfall for some Medicare Advantage plans according to a recent

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Medicare overpaid hospitals $267M, OIG says

August 11, 2020 Eileen Cook 0 Comment

(By Ayla Ellison for Becker’s Hospital Review) Medicare overpaid hospitals more than $267 million over a two-year period for inpatient claims

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Scammers preying on Medicare recipients

March 24, 2020March 24, 2020 Eileen Cook 0 Comment

Federal law enforcement agency is warning Medicare recipients that scam artists are preying on people’s fears by peddling fake tests

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OIG found Medicare paid $502 million in excess hospital payments

December 11, 2019 Eileen Cook 0 Comment

The Office of Inspector General found 60 hospitals received a surplus in hospital payments totaling $502 million for fiscal years

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Medicare overpaid hospitals $502M, OIG says

December 2, 2019 Eileen Cook 0 Comment

(By Ayla Ellison for Becker’s Hospital Review) Sixty hospitals received $502 million in overpayments from Medicare during fiscal years 2011-14,

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Nursing Home Safety Violations Put Residents At Risk, Report Finds

November 15, 2019 Eileen Cook 0 Comment

(By Barbara Feder Ostrov for Kaiser Health News) As huge swaths of California burned last fall, federal health officials descended

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Medicare overpaid suppliers $92.5M for inhalation drugs, inspector general finds

November 5, 2019 Eileen Cook 0 Comment

(By Maia Anderson for Becker’s Hospital Review) The HHS’ Office of Inspector General found that Medicare overpaid suppliers of inhalation drugs by

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