Medicare overpaid hospitals for defunct heart devices, inspector general says
(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
Incorrect diagnosis codes from providers led to a $14 million windfall for some Medicare Advantage plans according to a recent
Read moreMedicare overpaid hospitals $267M, OIG says
(By Ayla Ellison for Becker’s Hospital Review) Medicare overpaid hospitals more than $267 million over a two-year period for inpatient claims
Read moreScammers 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
Read moreOIG 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
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