tci Medicare Compliance & Reimbursement - 2017 Issue 5

Compliance: Feds Continue to Take No Prisoners When It Comes to Medicare Fraud

Despite funding cuts HHS and company remain vigilant in their fight to recover assets. As the stakes continue to rise in healthcare, the opportunity for fraud increases. A recent Office of Inspector General (OIG) publication illustrates that offenders continue to push Medicare’s limits. Background: In the 2016 Health Care Fraud and Abuse Control Program (HCFAC) Annual Report, the OIG outlines the efforts made by various federal organizations to recover money lost through healthcare fraud and abuse and to highlight the biggest indictments. The program harnesses the collaborative energies of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and...

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