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OIG: Medicare overpaid Cleveland Clinic $254K due to poor billing controls
The Cleveland Clinic was overpaid nearly $254,000 for inappropriate Medicare claims, according to an Oct. 24 Office of the Inspector General (OIG) report, released this week. Although the Clinic
Medicare fraudsters seeking refuge in Cuba
The number of criminals charged with healthcare fraud in South Florida has tripled since 2008, reports the Miami Herald, but many of those facing prosecution have been fleeing to Cuba and countries
Jackson Health blasted for million-dollar international marketing
It's been less than a year since Jackson Health System said it would assume direct control of its international marketing program , after the Miami-Dade County Office of the Inspector General (OIG),
OIG: CMS must fix nursing home billing
The Department of Health & Human Services' Office of the Inspector General (OIG) has urged the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to take immediate action on the way skilled
OIG says Medicare Part D paying for invalid, illegal prescriptions
The Office of the Inspector General says criminals are exploiting weaknesses in the Medicare Part D program to obtain false prescriptions for schedule II medications, the Associated Press reports.
Healthcare fugitives featured on new OIG 'Most Wanted' list
Call it "America's Most Wanted: Healthcare Edition." In an attempt to ramp up efforts to catch criminals charged with healthcare fraud and abuse, the Office of the Inspector General of the Department
OIG seems to favor Shriners billing payers
The Health and Human Services Office of the Inspector General has issued an advisory opinion that would allow a system of pediatric hospitals to begin billing private insurers, Medicare and Medicaid
Medicare spending shifts suggest fraud migrates
Medicare expenditures on durable medical equipment and home health vary widely in contiguous Florida counties, according to a newly released Medpac report. Once again, Miami-Dade County has outdone
Miami-Dade County a hotspot for Medicare fraud
Evidence in a new Department of Health and Human Services report on outpatient therapy from the Office of the Inspector General confirms what many have long suspected: Miami-Dade County has earned
Medicaid improperly paid $724M for personal care attendants
The Medicaid program made $724 million in "inappropriate" payments for personal care attendants, according to a new report by the Office of the Inspector General. The new 30-page report found that 18
