The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services on Tuesday made official its plan to postpone implementation of a new rule on collecting hundreds of millions of dollars in overpayments until Feb. 16, 2016...
OIG to check for possible transportation fraud
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Haymarket Media
Oct 27, 2006
The government next year will investigate whether state Medicaid agencies have been making “erroneous payments” on transportation services for beneficiaries.
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Testing, communication and containment keys to stopping coronavirus outbreak in long-term care, research shows … North Carolina nursing homes lagging in emergency preparedness compliance: OIG … Medicare...
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Kimberly Marselas
Sep 09, 2022
DOJ targets 21 nursing homes over denials of opioid-use patients … Healthcare facility backup generators fail during CA heatwave … New OIG report find narrower telehealth fraud risk
OIG report prods federal regulators to get tougher
By
John Hall
May 22, 2015
A Congressional watchdog group this week criticized the Department of Health & Human Services for failing to keep its improper payment rates low in its Medicare fee-for-service and Medicaid programs.
Data lapses did not affect Five-Star ratings, CMS says as providers call for review of agency’s...
By
Kimberly Marselas
Apr 13, 2023
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services said Wednesday it was taking “seriously” a damning report that questioned the accuracy of information it posted on its Care Compare site, but added that...
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Josh Henreckson
Feb 15, 2024
Share of vaccinated nursing home residents passes 40% … $10 billion in pandemic-era telehealth services largely met Medicare requirements: OIG … Following cuts in January, policymakers eye Medicare...
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Kimberly Marselas
Sep 11, 2023
Newsweek launches CCRC rankings … OIG cites surveyor shortages in Georgia’s failure to adequately assess nursing home emergency preparedness … Trends in use of antipsychotics and psychoactive drugs...
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Mar 09, 2021
OIG calls on Florida to correct abuse reporting system for nursing homes … Industry experts, providers debate reform to improve long-term care system … Wyoming lawmakers push ahead on Medicaid expansion...
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Jul 16, 2019
CASPER folders: CMS notifies select skilled nursing facilities over quality reporting noncompliance … Acupuncture could be covered for some Medicare beneficiaries with low-back pain … OIG finds...