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Health Reform Tools To Combat Medicare Fraud
At a Chicago summit highlighting a new high-tech war against health care fraud, Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Kathleen Sebelius and Attorney General Eric Holder discussed Health Reform tools that fight Medicare fraud.
HHS Office of the Inspector General Health Care Fraud and Abuse Control Program Annual Report
The HCFAC report shows that the government’s health care fraud prevention and enforcement efforts recovered nearly $4.1 billion in taxpayer dollars in fiscal year 2011.
HHS Office of the Inspector General Spotlight on Independent Diagnostic Testing Facilities
Two 2011 OIG reports, one on independent diagnostic testing facilities (IDTF) in Miami and another report for Los Angeles, shed light on the persistent misuse and abuse of Medicare's coverage of IDTF services. Combined, the reports found that of 224 actively enrolled IDTFs in these two cities, 73 were not open during regular business hours at the location on file, as required by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Fraud Prevention Initiative
Fraud and other improper payments in federal health care programs drive up health care costs for everyone. Through the Fraud Prevention Initiative, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid is working to ensure that correct payments are made to legitimate providers for appropriate and reasonable services for beneficiaries in Medicare, Medicaid, and the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP).
- Read More on the CMS Fraud Prevention Initiative
- Medicare BLOG: Join the Fight Against Medicare Fraud
HHS Secretary Sebelius speaks at the Senior Medicare Patrol National Conference
Secretary Kathleen Sebelius pays tribute to ongoing health care fraud prevention efforts that the Senior Medicare Patrol continues to implement.
HHS Office of the Inspector General Spotlight on Medicare Hospice Care
The goal of hospice care is to help terminally ill beneficiaries continue life with minimal disruption and to support beneficiaries' families and caregivers throughout the entire process. Clearly, this type of care is both important and personal, yet hospice care in the Medicare program does not escape the problems of fraud, waste, and abuse.
- Read More on the OIG Medicare Hospice Care Report
- Podcast: Medicare Hospices that Focus on Nursing Facility Residents
HHS Office of the Inspector General Spotlight on Power Wheelchairs
Improper payments, waste, and fraud are all too common in Medicare payments for power wheelchairs. To delve deeper into this matter, the HHS Office of Inspector General (OIG) has issued a series of reports examining Medicare wheelchair claims.
Fighting Fraud Across the Country
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and the Department of Justice announce the expansion of the Medicare Fraud Strike Force operations to include two additional cities: Chicago and Dallas. With these new additions, there are now strike force teams in nine cities fighting health care fraud abuse.
Senior Medicare Patrol Honored
The Administration on Aging’s Senior Medicare Patrol Program is being presented the 2010 Excellence in Public Awareness Award by the National Health Care Anti-Fraud Association.
Medicare Just Got Stronger
With the new health care law there are new benefits available to people with Medicare. In addition, the new law also provides better ways to prevent fraud and to protect those that rely on Medicare the most.
Preventing Fraud, Waste and Abuse
Secretary Sebelius, health reform experts from HHS and the Department of Justice discuss and answer questions about the Affordable Care Act as it relates to Medicare fraud.
The Affordable Care Act Helps Fight Fraud
Secretary Sebelius, Inspector General Daniel Levinson & Attorney General Eric Holder discuss the Obama Administration’s new efforts to fight fraud using new tools provided by the Affordable Care Act and release the new report on fraud prevention.
HHS, CMS, and the Administration on Aging Launch Fraud Prevention Education Campaign
Eligible seniors who are entering the Medicare Part D donut hole this year begin to receive their tax-free, one time rebate check for $250 starting.
HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius and Attorney General Eric Holder Send Letter to State Attorneys General on New Outreach and Education Efforts to Combat Medicare Fraud
U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Kathleen Sebelius and Attorney General of the United States Eric Holder send a letter to state attorneys general urging them to work with HHS and federal, state, and local law enforcement officials to mount a substantial outreach campaign to educate seniors and other Medicare beneficiaries about how to prevent scams and fraud beginning this summer
Presidential Memorandum Regarding Finding and Recapturing Improper Payments
The Obama Administration is committed to reducing payment errors and eliminating waste, fraud, and abuse in Federal programs. On March 10, 2010, the Administration expanded the use of “Payment Recapture Audits,” a process of identifying improper payments where highly skilled accounting specialists and fraud examiners use state-of-the-art tools and technology to examine payment records and uncover problems such as duplicate payments, payments for services not rendered, overpayments, and fictitious vendors.
Testimony on Health Care Fraud
HHS Deputy Secretary William Corr discussed the Administration’s commitment to combat health care fraud.
Medicare Fraud Strike Force Expands Operations
Thirty people have been charged in three cities for their alleged roles in schemes to submit more than $61 million in false Medicare claims as part of the continuing operation of the Medicare Fraud Strike Force, Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Kathleen Sebelius and Assistant Attorney General Lanny A. Breuer of the Criminal Division announced today.