Scammers preying on Medicare recipients
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
The Office of Inspector General found 60 hospitals received a surplus in hospital payments totaling $502 million for fiscal years
Read moreMedicare overpaid hospitals $502M, OIG says
(By Ayla Ellison for Becker’s Hospital Review) Sixty hospitals received $502 million in overpayments from Medicare during fiscal years 2011-14,
Read moreNursing Home Safety Violations Put Residents At Risk, Report Finds
(By Barbara Feder Ostrov for Kaiser Health News) As huge swaths of California burned last fall, federal health officials descended
Read moreMedicare overpaid suppliers $92.5M for inhalation drugs, inspector general finds
(By Maia Anderson for Becker’s Hospital Review) The HHS’ Office of Inspector General found that Medicare overpaid suppliers of inhalation drugs by
Read moreNursing Home Complaints Increase Nationwide
The HHS Office of Inspector General (OIG) logged an increase in nursing home complaints last year reaching its highest level
Read moreMedicare wasting millions by paying for hospice drugs twice, inspector general finds
(By Alia Paavola for Becker’s Hospital Review) Medicare has been paying for drugs used in hospices twice, wasting hundreds of
Read moreCMS paid $84M for nursing home services that didn’t meet Medicare rule, audit finds
(By Kelly Gooch for Becker’s Hospital Review) CMS made $84 million in improper payments for skilled nursing facility services that
Read moreAudit finds Medicare paid inpatient rehabilitation facilities $5.7 billion in one year for unnecessary care
A new audit from the Office of the Inspector General at the Department of Health and Human Services shows Medicare
Read moreFifty-six percent of Medicare Advantage payers inappropriately denied claims
According to a report from the Office of inspector General (OIG), 56 percent of Medicare Advantage (MA) payers inappropriately denied
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