Washington, DC—America’s taxpayers could see nearly $5.9 billion in misspent Medicare, Medicaid, and other health and human service program dollars returned to the government as the result of fiscal year 2019 work by the Department of Health and Human Services, … Read More
10-21-2019 | Audit (A-06-16-01001) | Complete Report | Report in Brief Why OIG Did This Review Federal regulations effective July 1, 2011, prohibit Medicaid payments for services related to treating provider-preventable conditions (PPCs). The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services … Read More
10-01-2019 | Audit (A-05-17-00049) | Complete Report | Report in Brief We estimated that Minnesota made unallowable capitation payments totaling at least $3.7 million ($3.2 million Federal share) to MCOs on behalf of deceased beneficiaries during our audit period. Of … Read More
The Office of the Inspector General (OIG) is making good on its long-held promise to ramp up oversight of home- and community-based services, requesting an extra $10 million in its fiscal year 2020 budget to tackle fraud, waste and abuse … Read More
In the same Xerox/Conduent court filing from July 2018 mentioned in our previous article, there is another exhibit worth mentioning. It is the complete email chain involving HHSC OIG officials discussing OIG investigator Ray Acuña’s meeting notes on the Xerox/Conduent … Read More
Texas overcharged the federal government for a portion of primary care reimbursement following a state Medicaid rate cut, according to the HHS Office of Inspector General, so Texas should refund the federal government $20.7 million for those overcharges and other … Read More
If he’s confirmed as the next secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services, Alex Azar will have his hands full. The Office of Inspector General has identified 10 management and performance challenges that the HHS faces across all … Read More
