HHS Office of the Inspector General Spotlight on Independent Diagnostic Testing Facilities
\nSeptember 7, 2011 - Two 2011 OIG reports, one on independent diagnostic testing facilities (IDTF) in Miami and another report for Los Angeles, shed light on the persistent misuse and abuse of Medicare's coverage of IDTF services. Combined, the reports found that of 224 actively enrolled IDTFs in these two cities, 73 were not open during regular business hours at the location on file, as required by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).
\n \nHHS Secretary Sebelius speaks at the Senior Medicare Patrol National Conference
\nAugust 9, 2011 - Secretary Kathleen Sebelius pays tribute to ongoing health care fraud prevention efforts that the Senior Medicare Patrol continues to implement.
\nHHS Office of the Inspector General Spotlight on Medicare Hospice Care
\nJuly 19, 2011 - The goal of hospice care is to help terminally ill beneficiaries continue life with minimal disruption and to support beneficiaries' families and caregivers throughout the entire process. Clearly, this type of care is both important and personal, yet hospice care in the Medicare program does not escape the problems of fraud, waste, and abuse.
\nHHS Office of the Inspector General Spotlight on Power Wheelchairs
\nJuly 13, 2011 - Improper payments, waste, and fraud are all too common in Medicare payments for power wheelchairs. To delve deeper into this matter, the HHS Office of Inspector General (OIG) has issued a series of reports examining Medicare wheelchair claims.
\n \nFighting Fraud Across the Country
\nFebruary 17, 2011 - The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and the Department of Justice announce the expansion of the Medicare Fraud Strike Force operations to include two additional cities: Chicago and Dallas. With these new additions, there are now strike force teams in nine cities fighting health care fraud abuse.
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