Medicare spent more than $30 million during the first half of 2012 on ambulance transports for patients that appear to be ghosts on paper, according to a new report released by the Office of Inspector General (OIG) Tuesday.
The report revealed that ambulance companies were reimbursed for providing transportation to beneficiaries that did not receive Medicare services at any origin or destination, nor did they receive Medicare services within one day of being transported.
Source: OIG: Medicare paid $30 million for untraceable ambulance rides – FierceHealthPayerAntiFraud