E/M Coding Alert - 2015 Issue 22
Industry Note: Even Obamacare is at Risk of Fraud
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Article Overview
This industry note summarizes a GAO investigation into compliance and verification weaknesses in health insurance marketplace enrollment for coverage year 2015. It is relevant to compliance staff, auditors, healthcare administrators, and billing professionals who follow government program integrity issues. The article discusses undercover testing, marketplace enrollment checks, and the response from CMS and some states, without providing coding guidance or clinical content.
Why This Topic Matters
The topic matters because enrollment integrity and documentation verification affect program compliance, eligibility oversight, and fraud prevention in government-sponsored coverage programs.
What You Will Learn
- What the GAO examined in marketplace enrollment verification testing
- Why enrollment documentation and identity checks are important for compliance
- How CMS and some states responded to the report's findings
- What broader fraud-prevention concerns the note raises for government coverage programs
Who Should Read This
- Compliance professionals
- Healthcare administrators
- Medical billing and coding professionals
- Auditors
- Revenue cycle staff
- Practice managers
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