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September
- 09-29-2016
- Notice: The Simple Extensible Sampling Tool Challenge Requirements and Registration
- HHS Has Made Progress in Properly Classifying Documents; However, New Issues Should be Addressed (OEI-07-16-00080)
- North Carolina State Medicaid Fraud Control Unit: 2016 Onsite Review (OEI-07-16-00070)
- California Made Incorrect Medicaid Electronic Health Record Incentive Payments to Hospitals (A-09-16-02004)
- Illinois Claimed Some Improper Federal Medicaid Reimbursement for Inpatient Hospital Services Related to Treating Provider-Preventable Conditions (A-05-15-00033)
- 09-28-2016
- Testimony of Abhijit Dixit, Special Agent, Office of Investigations, Office of Inspector General, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services: House Committee on Ways and Means: Subcommittee on Oversight: "Health Care Fraud Investigations"
- 09-27-2016
- CAPTURED FUGITIVE: Joel Fuentes
- Vermont Did Not Properly Allocate Millions to Establishment Grants for a Health Insurance Marketplace (A-01-15-02500)
- 09-26-2016
- Office of Counsel Legal Internship Programs
- Video: OIG-HHS Testifies on OIG's Oversight of the Affordable Care Act
- 09-23-2016
- Escalating Medicare Billing for Ventilators Raises Concerns (OEI-12-15-00370)
- Advisory Opinion 16-09 (regarding a proposal to install a computerized point-of-care vaccine storage and dispensing system in physicians' offices for the physicians' use)
- Most Wanted Fugitive: Luis Emelio Deleon
- 09-22-2016
- Washington State Made Incorrect Medicaid Electronic Health Record Incentive Payments to Hospitals (A-09-16-02015)
- Idaho Claimed Federal Medicaid Reimbursement for Inpatient Hospital Services Related to Treating Provider-Preventable Conditions (A-09-15-02013)
- Medicare Compliance Review of North Carolina Baptist Hospital for Claims Paid From January 1, 2013, Through August 31, 2014 A-04-15-04036)
- 09-21-2016
- Ohio Did Not Always Make Correct Medicaid Claim Adjustments (A-05-14-00017)
- Updated Civil Monetary Penalties and Affirmative Exclusions
- 09-20-2016
- HHS's Office of Inspector General Levies Largest Penalty Under a Corporate Integrity Agreement Against Nation's Biggest Provider of Post-Acute Care
- Washington State Claimed Federal Medicaid Reimbursement for Inpatient Hospital Services Related to Treating Provider-Preventable Conditions (A-09-14-02012)
- 09-19-2016
- Video Series Eye on Oversight: Provider Self-Disclosure Protocol
- North American Health Care, Inc. Added to Corporate Integrity Agreements
- Proposed Rule: State Medicaid Fraud Control Units
- 09-16-2016
- Ohio Made Incorrect Medicaid Electronic Health Record Incentive Payments (A-05-13-00043)
- Oklahoma Made Incorrect Medicaid Electronic Health Record Incentive Payments to Hospitals (A-06-15-00032)
- 09-15-2016
- Hospices Should Improve Their Election Statements and Certifications of Terminal Illness (OEI-02-10-00492)
- West Virginia Made Incorrect Medicaid Electronic Health Record Incentive Payments to Hospitals (A-03-14-00406)
- A Kansas Physical Therapy Practice Claimed Unallowable Medicare Part B Reimbursement for Some Outpatient Physical Therapy Services (A-07-14-01146)
- Kansas Correctly Invoiced Rebates to Manufacturers for Most Physician-Administered Drugs Dispensed to Enrollees of Medicaid Managed-Care Organizations (A-07-15-06060)
- 09-14-2016
- Testimony of Gloria Jarmon, Deputy Inspector General for Audit Services, Office of Inspector General, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services before the House Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations and Subcommittee on Health: "The Affordable Care Act on Shaky Ground: Outlook and Oversight"
- South Dakota State Medicaid Fraud Control Unit: 2016 Onsite Review (OEI-07-16-00170)
- Medicaid Fraud Control Units Fiscal Year 2015 Annual Report (OEI-07-16-00050)
- Updated Civil Monetary Penalties and Affirmative Exclusions
- 09-12-2016
- Updated: State False Claims Act Webpage
- 09-08-2016
- LEIE Database Updated with August 2016 Exclusions and Reinstatements
- Updated Corporate Integrity Agreement List: 2 CIAs Closed
- Updated Provider Self-Disclosure Settlements
- 09-07-2016
- CMS Should Address Medicare's Flawed Payment System for DME Infusion Drugs Report (OEI-12-16-00340)
- Superstorm Sandy Block Grants: Funds Benefited States' Reconstruction and Social Service Efforts, Though ACF's Guidance Could be Improved (OEI-09-15-00200)
- 09-06-2016
- Updated Corporate Integrity Agreement List: 2 CIAs Added
- Podcast: August 2016 OIG Monthly Update
- 09-02-2016
- Updated Corporate Integrity Agreement List: 1 CIA Added
August
- 08-31-2016
- New Jersey Made Incorrect Medicaid Electronic Health Record Incentive Payments (A-02-14-01009)
- Washington State Medicaid Fraud Control Unit: 2016 Onsite Review (OEI-09-16-00010)
- Head Start Grant Recompetition: Early Implementation Results Suggest Opportunities for Improvement (OEI-12-14-00650)
- 08-30-2016
- Updated Corporate Integrity Agreement List: 5 CIAs Added
- New Exclusions Waiver: Ghabag, Faraj Alhadi, M.D.
- 08-23-2016
- Updated Civil Monetary Penalties and Affirmative Exclusions
- 08-22-2016
- 2016 OIG Guidance on IRO Independence and Objectivity
- 08-19-2016
- Medicare Compliance Review of Home Health VNA for 2011 and 2012 (A-01-13-00518)
- State Governments May Unduly Benefit Financially From Publicly Owned but Privately Operated Entities (A-06-16-08005)
- Pennsylvania Made Correct Medicaid Electronic Health Record Incentive Payments to Hospitals (A-03-15-00403)
- 08-18-2016
- The Department Of Health And Human Services Security Management Practices For Computer Systems With Access To Personally Identifiable Information (A-18-16-30150)
- Louisiana Made Incorrect Herceptin Payments to Medicaid Providers (A-06-15-00037)
- Texas Did Not Always Comply With Federal Requirements and Its Cost Allocation Plan When It Claimed Medicaid Administrative Costs (A-06-15-00038)
- New York Improperly Claimed Federal Medicaid Reimbursement for the Drug Herceptin Over a 3-Year Period (A-02-15-01013)
- 08-17-2016
- Public Summary Report: Wireless Penetration Test of Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services' Data Centers (A-18-15-30400)
- A Michigan Chiropractor Received Unallowable Medicare Payments for Chiropractic Services (A-07-14-01148)
- Texas Did Not Always Calculate Physician Supplemental Payments Made to the University of Texas Health Institutions in Accordance With Federal and State Requirements (A-06-11-00004)
- 08-15-2016
- Video Series Eye on Oversight: Critical Incidents in Group Homes
- Colorado Received Millions in Unallowable Bonus Payments (A-04-15-08039)
- 08-11-2016
- Podcast: What is OIG's work in Indian Country?
- Medicare Compliance Review of New York-Presbyterian Hospital for 2011 and 2012 (A-02-13-01027)
- 08-10-2016
- MACs Continue to Use Different Methods to Determine Drug Coverage (OEI-03-13-00450)
- Virginia State Medicaid Fraud Control Unit: 2015 Onsite Review (OEI-07-15-00290)
- 08-09-2016
- LEIE Database Updated with July 2016 Exclusions and Reinstatements
- Conversions of Startup Loans Into Surplus Notes by Consumer Operated and Oriented Plans Were Allowable but Not Always Effective (A-05-16-00019)
- Cornerstone Hospital of Austin Incorrectly Billed Medicare Inpatient Claims with Kwashiorkor (A-03-15-00009)
- 08-08-2016
- Job Openings: Associate Counsel - Two Positions (Application Deadline: August 12)
- Arizona Made Incorrect Medicaid Electronic Health Record Incentive Payments to Hospitals (A-09-15-02036)
- 08-03-2016
- Podcast: July 2016 OIG Monthly Update
- Updated Civil Monetary Penalties and Affirmative Exclusions
- Updated Provider Self-Disclosure Settlements
- 08-02-2016
- Updated Corporate Integrity Agreement List: 4 CIAs Closed
- 08-01-2016
- Updated Corporate Integrity Agreement List: 1 CIA Added
July
- 07-27-2016
- First Coast Service Options, Inc., Did Not Claim Some Medicare Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan Costs for Fiscal Years 2006 Through 2009 (A-07-16-00472)
- Medicare Compliance Review of Excellent Home Care Services, LLC (A-02-14-01005)
- Cornerstone Hospital of Southwest Louisiana Incorrectly Billed Medicare Inpatient Claims with Kwashiorkor (A-03-15-00008)
- Advisory Opinion 16-08 (regarding an arrangement in which a hospice would make a supplemental payment to the nursing facilities in which the hospice's dually eligible patients reside when the nursing facilities-instead of the hospice-receive payment for their patients' room and board expenses)
- 07-25-2016
- Hospitals Largely Reported Addressing Requirements for EHR Contingency Plans (OEI-01-14-00570)
- Dominican Hospital Reported Overstated Wage Data, Resulting in Medicare Overpayments (A-09-14-02032)
- 07-22-2016
- Modification of Advisory Opinion 10-12 (modifies Advisory Opinion 10-12, which concerned a nonprofit, tax-exempt, charitable corporation's proposal to provide financially needy patients with grants to defray their cost-sharing obligations, to reflect guidance issued on May 21, 2014 in the Supplemental Special Advisory Bulletin regarding Independent Charity Patient Assistance Programs)
- 07-21-2016
- Adverse Events in Rehabilitation Hospitals: National Incidence Among Medicare Beneficiaries (OEI-06-14-00110)
- FDA is Issuing More Postmarketing Requirements, but Challenges with Oversight Persist (OEI-01-14-00390)
- 07-18-2016
- Attorney Opening (Deadline to Apply: August 12, 2016)
- 07-15-2016
- Medicare Compliance Review of Houston Methodist Hospital for 2012 and 2013 (A-06-14-00074)
- 07-14-2016
- Massachusetts Did Not Comply With Federal and State Requirements for Critical Incidents Involving Developmentally Disabled Medicaid Beneficiaries (A-01-14-00008)
- Alabama Did Not Comply With Federal and State Requirements for Claiming Medicaid Certified Public Expenditures for Federal Fiscal Year 2010 (A-06-15-00004)
- Alabama Claimed Millions in Unallowable School-Based Medicaid Administrative Costs (A-04-13-00094)
- Updated Corporate Integrity Agreement List: 2 CIAs added
- 07-13-2016
- More Effort is Needed to Protect the Integrity of the Child Care and Development Fund Block Grant Program (OEI-03-16-00150)
- 07-12-2016
- Updated Provider Self-Disclosure Settlements
- Medicare Compliance Review of Christian Hospital for 2012 and 2013 (A-07-15-05075)
- Medicare Compliance Review of University of Tennessee Medical Center (A-04-15-03081)
- A Florida Physical Therapy Practice Claimed Unallowable Medicare Part B Reimbursement for Some Outpatient Therapy Services (A-04-15-07054)
- Medical Access Uganda Limited Generally Managed the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief Funds in Accordance With Award Requirements (A-04-15-04040)
- 07-08-2016
- LEIE Database Updated with June 2016 Exclusions and Reinstatements
- New Jersey Did Not Adequately Oversee Its Medicaid Nonemergency Medical Transportation Brokerage Program (A-02-14-01001)
- 07-07-2016
- Updated Corporate Integrity Agreement List: Closed CIAs
- 07-06-2016
- Updated Washington State False Claims Act Review
- 07-05-2016
- Podcast: June 2016 OIG Monthly Update
- 07-01-2016
- Massachusetts State Medicaid Fraud Control Unit: 2015 Onsite Review (OEI-07-15-00390)
- Deadbeat Sentenced: Raymond Payne
June
- 06-30-2016
- Part D Plans Generally Include Drugs Commonly Used by Dual Eligibles: 2016 (OEI-05-16-00090)
- Updated Civil Monetary Penalties and Affirmative Exclusions
- 06-29-2016
- International Institute of Sleep, Inc., Billed Medicare for Unallowable Sleep Study Services (A-04-14-07052)
- A South Texas Physical Therapist Claimed Unallowable Medicare Part B Reimbursement for Outpatient Physical Therapy Services (A-06-14-00064)
- Bloomberg BNA Interviews OIG Assistant Inspector General and Chief Data Officer
- 06-27-2016
- Advisory Opinion 16-07 (regarding a savings card program under which individuals who have prescription drug coverage under Medicare Part D receive discounts on a drug that is statutorily excluded from coverage)
- 06-23-2016
- New York Overpaid Certain Medicaid Mental Health Services Providers (A-02-13-01021)
- Medicare Compliance Review of Vanderbilt University Medical Center for 2013 and 2014 (A-04-15-08042)
- 06-22-2016
- Nationwide Analysis of Common Characteristics in OIG Home Health Fraud Cases (OEI-05-16-00031)
- High Part D Spending on Opioids and Substantial Growth in Compounded Drugs Raise Concerns (OEI-02-16-00290)
- Alert: Improper Arrangements and Conduct Involving Home Health Agencies and Physicians
- 06-20-2016
- Video Series Eye on Oversight: Home Health Fraud
- Pennsylvania State Medicaid Fraud Control Unit: 2015 Onsite Review (OEI 07-15-00360)
- 06-16-2016
- CMS Is Taking Steps To Improve Oversight of Provider-Based Facilities, But Vulnerabilities Remain Report (OEI-04-12-00380)
- West Carroll Care Center Did Not Always Follow Care Plans for Residents Who Were Later Hospitalized With Potentially Avoidable Urinary Tract Infections (A-06-14-00073)
- Medicare Improperly Paid Hospitals for Beneficiaries Who Had Not Received 96 or More Consecutive Hours of Mechanical Ventilation (A-09-14-02041)
- 06-14-2016
- Hospicio La Paz, Inc. Added to Corporate Integrity Agreements
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Property System Data Were Neither Accurate Nor Complete (A-04-14-03546)
- 06-13-2016
- Updated Provider Self-Disclosure Settlements and CIA Reportable Event Settlements
- 06-10-2016
- LEIE Database Updated with May 2016 Exclusions and Reinstatements
- New Jersey Did Not Suspend Medicaid Payments to Some Providers With Credible Allegations of Fraud in Accordance With the Affordable Care Act (A-02-13-01046)
- Medicare Compliance Review of Sea View Health Care Services, Inc. (A-02-14-01027)
- Precision Health, Inc., Improperly Claimed Medicare Part B Reimbursement for Portable X-ray Services (A-02-13-01038)
- 06-09-2016
- Early Alert: The Food and Drug Administration Does Not Have an Efficient and Effective Food Recall Initiation Process (A-01-15-01500)
- 06-08-2016
- State Efforts to Exclude 340B Drugs from Medicaid Managed Care Rebates (OEI-05-14-00430)
- Public Summary Report: Washington State Implemented Security Controls Over the Web Site and Database for Its Health Insurance Exchange but Could Improve Protection of Personally Identifiable Information (A-09-15-03005)
- Medicare Contractors' Payments to Providers for Hospital Outpatient Dental Services in Jurisdictions E and F Generally Did Not Comply With Medicare Requirements (A-06-15-00036)
- 06-07-2016
- Fiscal Year 2016 HHS OIG Mid-Year Work Plan
- Podcast: What Role Does Data Play in Fighting Healthcare Fraud, Waste and Abuse?
- Observations From Our Review of CMS's Administration of the First Performance Year of the Pioneer Accountable Care Organization Payment Model (A-01-13-00509)
- 06-06-2016
- Washington State Claimed Unallowable Federal Medicaid Reimbursement for Some Dental Services (A-09-13-02041)
- Performance Data for the Senior Medicare Patrol Projects: June 2016 Performance Report (OEI-02-16-00190)
- Florida State Medicaid Fraud Control Unit: 2015 Onsite Review (OEI-07-15-00340)
- 06-03-2016
- Podcast: May 2016 OIG Monthly Update
- Updated Civil Monetary Penalties and Affirmative Exclusions
May
- 05-31-2016
- Semiannual Report to Congress Spring 2016
- Utah Claimed Unallowable Federal Reimbursement for Some Medicaid Physician-Administered Drugs (A-07-14-06057)
- Indiana Made Incorrect Medicaid Payments to Providers for Full Vials of Herceptin (A-05-15-00035)
- 05-27-2016
- New York Implemented Effective Internal Controls Over Hurricane Sandy Social Services Block Grant Funds and Appropriately Budgeted and Claimed Allowable Costs (A-02-14-02009)
- Columbia University Claimed Allowable Hurricane Sandy Disaster Relief Act Funds (A-02-15-02007)
- 05-26-2016
- Podcast: Licensure Data in Round 2 of the Durable Medical Equipment Competitive Bidding Program
- Incomplete and Inaccurate Licensure Data Allowed Some Suppliers in Round 2 of the Durable Medical Equipment Competitive Bidding Program That Did Not Have Required Licenses (A-05-13-00047)
- The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Did Not Award President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief Funds for 2013 in Compliance With Applicable HHS Policies (A-04-14-04021)
- 05-25-2016
- Connecticut Did Not Comply With Federal and State Requirements for Critical Incidents Involving Developmentally Disabled Medicaid Beneficiaries (A-01-14-00002)
- Updated Corporate Integrity Agreement List: 1 CIA Alias Added
- 05-24-2016
- Testimony of Ann Maxwell, Assistant Inspector General, Office of Inspector General, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services before the House Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations: "Medicare and Medicaid Program Integrity: Combatting Improper Payments and Ineligible Providers"
- Medicaid: Vulnerabilities Related to Provider Enrollment and Ownership Disclosure (OEI-04-11-00590)
- Medicare: Vulnerabilities Related to Provider Enrollment and Ownership Disclosure (OEI-04-11-00591)
- Medicaid Enhanced Provider Enrollment Screenings Have Not Been Fully Implemented (OEI-05-13-00520)
- 05-23-2016
- Medicare Compliance Review of Huntsville Hospital for 2013 and 2014 (A-04-15-00107)
- Medicare Compliance Review of Wesley Medical Center for 2012 and 2013 (A-07-15-05074)
- New York Made Correct Medicaid Claim Adjustments (A-02-14-01006)
- 05-20-2016
- CIGNA Government Services, LLC, Claimed Some Unallowable Medicare Postretirement Benefit Costs for Fiscal Years 2004 Through 2012 (A-07-15-00464)
- 05-16-2016
- Daniel R. Levinson's Keynote Address at the 2016 HCCA Compliance Institute
- Medicare Compliance Review of Lafayette General Medical Center for Claims Paid During 2013 and 2014 (A-06-15-00022)
- Captured: Maikel Chamizo Gomez, OIG Most Wanted Fugitive
- 05-13-2016
- Updated Civil Monetary Penalties and Affirmative Exclusions
- 05-12-2016
- U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Met Many Requirements of the Improper Payments Information Act of 2002 but Did Not Fully Comply for Fiscal Year 2015 (A-17-16-52000)
- Modification of OIG Advisory Opinion 10-07 (modifies OIG Advisory Opinion 10-07 which concerned a nonprofit, tax-exempt, charitable organization's proposal to provide assistance with cost-sharing obligations to financially needy individuals, including Medicare and Medicaid beneficiaries, diagnosed with certain specified diseases, and its first modification at Modification of OIG Advisory Opinion 10-07 to reflect guidance issued on May 21, 2014 in the Supplemental Special Advisory Bulletin regarding Independent Charity Patient Assistance Programs.)
- Updated Corporate Integrity Agreement List: 2 CIAs Added
- 05-11-2016
- Video Series Eye on Oversight: Kickbacks to Physicians
- 05-10-2016
- Medicare Benefit Integrity Contractors' Activities in 2012 and 2013: A Data Compendium (OEI-03-13-00620)
- Updated Civil Monetary Penalties and Affirmative Exclusions
- Updated Nevada State False Claims Act Review
- 05-09-2016
- Advisory Opinion 16-06 (regarding your proposal for an entity to purchase the remaining five percent ownership interest in a group purchasing organization)
- 05-06-2016
- LEIE Database Updated with April 2016 Exclusions and Reinstatements
- California Improperly Claimed Enhanced Federal Reimbursement for Medicaid Family Planning Drugs Provided in Los Angeles County (A-09-15-02017)
- Updated Provider Self-Disclosure Settlements
- 05-04-2016
- Updated Corporate Integrity Agreement List: 2 CIAs Closed
- 05-03-2016
- Advisory Opinion 16-05 (regarding the use of a “preferred hospital” network as part of Medicare Supplemental Health Insurance (“Medigap”) policies, whereby [name redacted] would indirectly contract with hospitals for discounts on the otherwise-applicable Medicare inpatient deductibles for its policyholders and, in turn, would provide a premium credit of $100 to policyholders who use a network hospital for an inpatient stay)
- 05-02-2016
- Podcast: April 2016 OIG Monthly Update
- Review of Tufts Medical Center Claims That Included Medical Device Replacements (A-01-15-00503)
- Cornerstone Hospital of Bossier City Incorrectly Billed Medicare Inpatient Claims with Kwashiorkor (A-03-15-00006)
April
- 04-28-2016
- Podcast: Enhanced Enrollment Screening of Medicare Providers: Early Implementation Results
- Enhanced Enrollment Screening of Medicare Providers: Early Implementation Results (OEI-03-13-00050)
- A Florida Physical Therapy Practice Claimed Unallowable Medicare Part B Reimbursement for Some Outpatient Therapy Services (A-04-15-07055)
- 04-25-2016
- Review of Medicare Contractor Information Security Program Evaluations for Fiscal Year 2014 (A-18-15-30200)
- Updated Corporate Integrity Agreement List: 3 CIAs Added
- 04-21-2016
- Palmetto Government Benefits Administrator, LLC, and TrailBlazer Health Enterprises, LLC, Understated Their Medicare Segments' Pension Assets as of January 1, 2005 (A-07-16-00476)
- Palmetto Government Benefits Administrator, LLC, Claimed Some Unallowable Medicare Pension Costs for Fiscal Years 2003 and 2004 (A-07-16-00477)
- TrailBlazer Health Enterprises, LLC, Claimed Some Unallowable Medicare Pension Costs for Fiscal Years 2003 and 2004 (A-07-16-00478)
- 04-19-2016
- Advisory Opinion 16-04 (regarding the use of a "preferred hospital" network as part of Medicare Supplemental Health Insurance ("Medigap") policies, whereby three insurance companies would indirectly contract with hospitals for discounts on the otherwise-applicable Medicare inpatient deductibles for their policyholders and, in turn, would provide a premium credit of $100 to policyholders who use a network hospital for an inpatient stay)
- 04-18-2016
- Updated Criteria for Implementing Permissive Exclusion Authority Under Section 1128(b)(7) of the Social Security Act
- Inconsistencies in State Implementation of Correct Coding Edits May Allow Improper Medicaid Payments (OEI-09-14-00440)
- 04-15-2016
- Some of New York's Claims for Medicaid Long-Term Home Health Care Program Waiver Services were Unallowable (A-02-13-01030)
- Medicare Contractor Payments to Providers for Hospital Outpatient Dental Services in Jurisdiction H Generally Did Not Comply With Medicare Requirements (A-06-15-00014)
- Medicare Compliance Review of DePaul Health Center for 2012 and 2013 (A-07-15-05072)
- The National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences Generally Administered Its Superfund Appropriations During Fiscal Year 2014 in Accordance With Federal Requirements (A-04-15-04035)
- 04-14-2016
- The Medicaid Program Could Have Achieved Savings if Oregon Had Applied Medical Loss Ratio Standards Similar to Those Established by the Affordable Care Act (A-09-15-02033)
- The Ohio Association of Foodbanks Generally Complied With the Navigator Requirements Related to the Affordable Care Act (A-05-15-00013)
- 04-12-2016
- April 2016 Compendium of Unimplemented Recommendations
- 04-11-2016
- Video Series Eye on Oversight: Dangerous Drugs – Opioids
- LEIE Database Updated with March 2016 Exclusions and Reinstatements
- Updated Corporate Integrity Agreement List: 1 added; 4 closed
- 04-08-2016
- Bayview Nursing and Rehabilitation Center Claimed Allowable Hurricane Sandy Disaster Relief Act Funds (A-02-15-02010)
- Medicare Compliance Review of Saint Louis University Hospital for 2011 and 2012 (A-07-14-05066)
- First Coast Service Options’ Payments to Providers for Hospital Outpatient Dental Services in Jurisdiction N Generally Did Not Comply With Medicare Requirements (A-06-15-00013)
- 04-07-2016
- Updated Provider Self-Disclosure Settlements
- North Carolina Did Not Always Make Correct Medicaid Claim Adjustments (A-04-14-00100)
- Wyoming Claimed Unallowable Federal Reimbursement for Some Medicaid Physician-Administered Drugs (A-07-15-06063)
- South Carolina Generally Claimed Costs on Behalf of Wateree Community Actions, Inc., That Were in Accordance With the Grants and Applicable Federal Regulations, but Wateree Mismanaged Federal Funds (A-04-14-04026)
- 04-06-2016
- Termination of OIG Advisory Opinion No. 06-09 (terminates OIG Advisory Opinion No. 06-09, which concerned a nonprofit, tax-exempt, charitable organization's proposals to subsidize Medicare Part D premium and cost-sharing obligations owed by financially needy patients with end-stage renal disease and chronic kidney disease.)
- Updated CMP Background Page and CMP and Affirmative Exclusions
- 04-04-2016
- Captured: Robert Allen Lopez, OIG Most Wanted Fugitive
- Podcast: March 2016 OIG Monthly Update
- Oklahoma State Medicaid Fraud Control Unit: 2014 Onsite Review (OEI-06-14-00630)
- Opportunities for Program Improvements Related to States' Withdrawals of Federal Medicaid Funds (A-06-14-00068)
- 04-01-2016
- Captured Fugitives: Jorge Portillo and Tomas De Armas
March
- 03-31-2016
- Podcast: Hospices Inappropriately Billed Medicare Over $250 Million for General Inpatient Care
- Hospices Inappropriately Billed Medicare Over $250 Million for General Inpatient Care (OEI-02-10-00491)
- Group Health Incorporated Claimed Unallowable Medicare Pension Costs for Plan Years 2007 and 2008 (A-07-16-00475)
- California Improperly Claimed Enhanced Federal Reimbursement for Selected Claim Lines for Medicaid Family Planning Drugs and Supplies in Los Angeles and Orange Counties (A-09-15-02014)
- 03-30-2016
- Updated Civil Monetary Penalties and Affirmative Exclusions
- 03-25-2016
- Some Florida Childcare Centers Did Not Always Comply With State Health and Safety Licensing Requirements (A-04-14-08033)
- Some Florida Family Childcare Homes Did Not Always Comply With State Health and Safety Requirements (A-04-14-08034)
- Link2Health Solutions, Inc., Budgeted Costs That Were Not Appropriate and Claimed Some Unallowable Hurricane Sandy Disaster Relief Act Funds (A-02-14-02013)
- 03-24-2016
- Updated Corporate Integrity Agreement List: Respironics, Inc.
- Wisconsin Physicians Service's Payments to Providers for Hospital Outpatient Dental Services in Jurisdiction 5 and Jurisdiction 8 Generally Did Not Comply With Medicare Requirements (A-06-15-00034)
- Missouri Claimed Unallowable Medicaid Payments for Individualized Supported Living Habilitation Services (A-07-14-03202)
- A Texas Physical Therapist Claimed Unallowable Medicare Part B Reimbursement for Outpatient Therapy Services (A-06-14-00065)
- 03-23-2016
- Expenses Incurred by the Rocky Boy Health Board Were Not Always Allowable or Adequately Supported (A-07-15-04221)
- The Medicare Contractors for Jurisdiction E Overpaid Claims for Replaced Cardiac Medical Devices When Hospitals Had Not Reported Manufacturer Credits (A-09-15-02029)
- 03-18-2016
- Advisory Opinion 16-03 regarding the use of a "preferred hospital" network as part of Medicare Supplemental Health Insurance ("Medigap") policies
- Updated Corporate Integrity Agreement List: Nacogdoches Memorial Hospital
- 03-17-2016
- Testimony of Erin Bliss, Assistant Inspector General, Office of Inspector General, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services before the Senate Finance Committee: "HealthCare.gov: A Review of Operations and Enrollment"
- Statement of Organization, Functions, and Delegations of Authority
- Oregon Properly Verified Correction of Deficiencies Identified During Surveys of Nursing Homes Participating in Medicare and Medicaid (A-09-16-02007)
- 03-16-2016
- Most Wanted Fugitive: Conrado Dizon Lopez, Jr.
- 03-15-2016
- Medicare Compliance Review of Billings Clinic Hospital for 2012 and 2013 (A-07-15-05071)
- Updated Civil Monetary Penalties and Affirmative Exclusions
- 03-11-2016
- Podcast: HealthCare.gov: CMS Management of the Federal Marketplace
- 03-10-2016
- Not All of the Vermont Marketplace's Internal Controls Were Effective in Ensuring That Individuals Were Enrolled in Qualified Health Plans According to Federal Requirements (A-01-14-02507)
- Medicare Compliance Review of Freeman Hospital for 2011 and 2012 (A-07-14-05064)
- 03-09-2016
- LEIE Database Updated with February 2016 Exclusions and Reinstatements
- New Exclusions Waiver: Antoon, Patrick M.D.
- Maryland Claimed Unallowable Costs for Medicaid Communicable Disease Care Services (A-03-14-00150)
- Updated Civil Monetary Penalties and Affirmative Exclusions
- 03-07-2016
- Video Series Eye on Oversight: Child Care Safety Lapses
- Review of the Department of Health and Human Services' Compliance with the Federal Information Security Modernization Act of 2014 for Fiscal Year 2015 (A-18-15-30300)
- Texas Inappropriately Received Medicaid Medical Assistance Funding for Some Costs (A-06-15-00054)
- Updated Corporate Integrity Agreement List: 4 CIAs Closed
- 03-04-2016
- Podcast: February 2016 OIG Monthly Update
- 03-03-2016
- Texas Inappropriately Claimed Medicaid Balancing Incentive Payments Program and Family Planning Funding (A-06-14-00059)
- Updated Civil Monetary Penalties and Affirmative Exclusions
- Updated Provider Self-Disclosure Settlements
- 03-01-2016
- Updated Corporate Integrity Agreement List: 1 CIA Added
- Advisory Opinion 16-02 regarding a state academic medical center that in certain circumstances offers pregnant women: (1) transportation aid to and from the campus hospital for delivery; and (2) short-term lodging near the campus hospital
February
- 02-26-2016
- FY 2015 Health Care Fraud and Abuse Control Program Report
- South Dakota Claimed Unallowable Federal Reimbursement for Some Medicaid Physician-Administered Drugs (A-07-15-06059)
- Some of New Jersey's Claims for Medicaid Global Options for Long-Term Care Waiver Services Were Unallowable (A-02-14-01008)
- Updated Stipulated Penalties and Exclusion for Material Breach
- 02-24-2016
- Testimony of Ann Maxwell, Assistant Inspector General, Office of Evaluation and Inspections, Office of Inspector General, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services before the Senate Special Committee on Aging
- 02-23-2016
- HealthCare.gov: Case Study of CMS Management of the Federal Marketplace (OEI-06-14-00350)
- Not All of the District of Columbia Marketplace's Internal Controls Were Effective in Ensuring That Individuals Were Enrolled in Qualified Health Plans According to Federal Requirements (A-03-14-03301)
- 02-22-2016
- Medicare Compliance Review of Hennepin County Medical Center for 2012 and 2013 (A-05-14-00048)
- Medicare Compliance Review of Greenville Memorial Hospital (A-04-15-03082)
- Updated Civil Monetary Penalties and Affirmative Exclusions
- Updated Corporate Integrity Agreement Enforcement
- 02-19-2016
- Updated Corporate Integrity Agreement List: 1 CIA Added
- HPM Foundation, Inc., Did Not Always Comply With Federal Requirements Related to Its Affordable Care Act-Funded Community Health Center Fund Grant (A-02-14-02022)
- Danbury Hospital Reported Overstated Wage Data Resulting in Medicare Overpayments (A-01-14-00506)
- Public Summary Report: South Carolina Did Not Meet Federal Information System Security Requirements for Safeguarding Medicaid Management Information System Data and Supporting Systems (A-04-13-05049)
- 02-18-2016
- Video: HHS OIG testifies on the Federal Medical Assistance Percentage
- Nevada Misallocated Costs for Establishing a Health Insurance Marketplace to Its Establishment Grants (A-09-14-01007)
- California State Medicaid Fraud Control Unit: 2015 Onsite Review (OEI-09-15-00070)
- 02-17-2016
- Medicaid Fraud Control Units Statistical Data for Fiscal Year 2015
- Public Summary Report: Connect for Health Colorado Generally Protected Personally Identifiable Information on Its Health Insurance Exchange Web Sites and Databases but Could Continue To Improve Information Security Controls (A-07-15-00454)
- 02-16-2016
- Not All of the Minnesota Marketplace's Internal Controls Were Effective in Ensuring That Individuals Were Enrolled in Qualified Health Plans According to Federal Requirements (A-05-14-00043)
- Updated Corporate Integrity Agreement List: 4 CIAs Added
- 02-12-2016
- Review of Medicare Payments for Laboratory Tests Billed With an AY Modifier by Total Renal Laboratories, Inc. (A-01-14-00505)
- Review of Medicare Payments for Laboratory Tests Billed With an AY Modifier by DVA Laboratory Services, Inc. (A-01-14-00508)
- Health Research, Inc., Budgeted Costs That Were Appropriate and Claimed Allowable Hurricane Sandy Disaster Relief Act Funds Under Grant Number 1U01TP000567 (A-02-15-02006)
- 02-11-2016
- CAPTURED FUGITIVE: Manuel Rodriguez Garcia
- 02-10-2016
- Testimony of John Hagg, Director of Medicaid Audits, Office of Audit Services, Office of Inspector General, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services before the House Committee on Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health
- LEIE Database Updated with January 2016 Exclusions and Reinstatements
- Medicare Did Not Pay Selected Inpatient Claims for Bone Marrow and Stem Cell Transplant Procedures in Accordance With Medicare Requirements (A-09-14-02037)
- 02-09-2016
- Updated Provider Self-Disclosure Settlements
- Delaware State Medicaid Fraud Control Unit: 2015 Onsite Review (OEI-07-15-00240)
- FY 2017 Congressional Budget Justification
- 02-08-2016
- New Video Series: Eye on Oversight
Watch the first video on Medicare Part D fraud - Promise Hospital of Ascension Incorrectly Billed Medicare Inpatient Claims With Kwashiorkor (A-03-15-00007)
- 02-05-2016
- Puerto Rico Improperly Claimed Some Child Care and Development Targeted Funds (A-02-12-02016)
- We Could Not Determine Whether West Virginia's Severance and Business Privilege Tax on Behavioral Health Services Is a Permissible Health-Care-Related Tax (A-03-14-00200)
- 02-03-2016
- Medicare Compliance Review of University of Minnesota Medical Center for 2012 and 2013 (A-05-14-00050)
- 02-02-2016
- CIGNA Government Services, LLC's Postretirement Benefit Allocable Costs Were Reasonable and Allowable for Calendar Years 2007 Through 2011 (A-07-15-00465)
- Updated Corporate Integrity Agreement List: CIAs Closed
- OCIG Fall 2016 Legal Externship - Deadline for Application: March 21, 2016
- 02-01-2016
- Podcast: January 2016 OIG Monthly Update
- 01-29-2016
- Inadequate Security Management Practices Left Utah Department of Health Sensitive Medicaid Data at Risk of Unauthorized Disclosure (A-07-15-00455)
- Hidalgo Medical Services Did Not Comply With All Federal Requirements Related to Its Capital Development Grant (A-06-14-00056)
- 01-25-2016
- Most Children With Medicaid in Four States Are Not Receiving Required Dental Services (OEI-02-14-00490)
- North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services Did Not Always Claim Costs Under CDC Prevention and Public Health Fund Awards in Accordance with Federal Requirements (A-04-14-04028)
- Advisory Opinion 16-01 (regarding the use of a "preferred hospital" network as part of Medicare Supplemental Health Insurance ("Medigap") policies, whereby [names redacted] (the "Requestors") would indirectly contract with hospitals for discounts on the otherwise-applicable Medicare inpatient deductibles for their policyholders and, in turn, would provide a premium credit of $100 to policyholders who use a network hospital for an inpatient stay)
- 01-22-2016
- CAPTURED FUGITIVE: Maelis Yanet Porto Fernandez
- Montana Correctly Claimed Federal Reimbursement for Most Medicaid Physician-Administered Drugs (A-07-15-06062)
- North Dakota Correctly Claimed Federal Reimbursement for Most Medicaid Physician-Administered Drugs (A-07-15-06058)
- Puerto Rico Childcare Home Providers Did Not Always Comply With Commonwealth Health and Safety Requirements (A-02-14-02016)
- 01-21-2016
- Not All of the Washington Marketplace's Internal Controls Were Effective in Ensuring That Individuals Were Enrolled in Qualified Health Plans According to Federal Requirements (A-09-14-01006)
- Teaching & Mentoring Communities Claimed Unallowable Head Start Costs (A-06-14-00036)
- 01-20-2016
- National Background Check Program for Long Term Care Employees: Interim Report (OEI-07-10-00420)
- Terminated Advisory Opinion No. 10-06 (concerning a patient assistance program that assists underinsured patients with their prescription drug co-payment obligations)
- Terminated Advisory Opinion No. 08-17 (concerning a nonprofit, tax-exempt, charitable organization's arrangement to provide financial assistance to cover cost-sharing obligations associated with outpatient drug treatment owed by financially needy Medicare or Medicaid patients with a certain disease)
- 01-19-2016
- Independent Attestation Review: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration Fiscal Year 2015 Detailed Accounting Submission and Performance Summary Report for National Drug Control Activities and Accompanying Required Assertions (A-03-16-00353)
- Independent Attestation Review: National Institutes of Health Fiscal Year 2015 Detailed Accounting Submissions and Performance Summary Report for National Drug Control Activities and Accompanying Required Assertions (A-03-16-00352)
- Independent Attestation Review: Indian Health Service Fiscal Year 2015 Detailed Accounting Submission and Performance Summary Report for National Drug Control Activities and Accompanying Required Assertions (A-03-16-00351)
- 01-12-2016
- Updated Corporate Integrity Agreement List: RehabCare Group, Inc.
- California Incorrectly Claimed Medicaid Expenditures for Indian Health Service Facilities on the CMS-64 (A-05-15-00018)
- California Claimed Unallowable Federal Medicaid Reimbursement by Not Billing Manufacturers for Rebates for Some Physician-Administered Drugs (A-09-14-02038)
- 01-11-2016
- CAPTURED FUGITIVE: Sandy De La Fe
- Updated Corporate Integrity Agreement List: CIAs Added and Closed
- 01-08-2016
- LEIE Database Updated with December 2015 Exclusions and Reinstatements
- 01-06-2016
- CMS Could Not Effectively Ensure That Advance Premium Tax Credit Payments Made Under the Affordable Care Act Were Only for Enrollees Who Paid Their Premiums (A-02-14-02025)
- New York Claimed Medicaid Reimbursement for Some Adult Day Health Care Services Provided by Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation That Were Unallowable (A-02-12-01015)
- Modification of Advisory Opinion 04-15 (modifies Advisory Opinion 04-15 grants provided by a nonprofit, charitable organization to financially-needy patients suffering from specific chronic or life-threatening diseases to defray the costs of prescription drug therapies, and its first modification at Modification of Advisory Opinion 04-15, to reflect guidance issued on May 21 in the Supplemental Special Advisory Bulletin regarding Independent Charity Patient Assistance Programs.)
- 01-04-2016
- Podcast: December 2015 OIG Monthly Update
- Advisory Opinion 15-17 (regarding a non-profit, tax-exempt, charitable organization's proposal to provide financial assistance with copayment obligations, health insurance premiums, and insurance deductibles to patients, including Medicare and Medicaid beneficiaries, receiving treatment for [disease state redacted])
- Advisory Opinion 15-16 (regarding a nonprofit, tax-exempt, charitable organization's proposal to provide assistance with out-of-pocket expenses for outpatient prescription drugs to financially needy insured patients, including, but not limited to, Medicare and Medicaid beneficiaries)
- 12-30-2015
- Modification of Advisory Opinion 06-04 (modifies Advisory Opinion 06-04, which concerned a nonprofit, tax-exempt, charitable corporation's proposal to provide financially needy Medicare beneficiaries with assistance with premiums and cost-sharing obligations, to reflect guidance issued on May 21, 2014 in the Supplemental Special Advisory Bulletin regarding Independent Charity Patient Assistance Programs.)
- 12-29-2015
- Not All of the Colorado Marketplace's Internal Controls Were Effective in Ensuring That Individuals Were Enrolled in Qualified Health Plans According to Federal Requirements (A-07-14-03199)
- New York State Improperly Claimed Medicaid Reimbursement for Some Adult Day Health Care Services (A-02-13-01016)
- Advisory Opinion 15-15 (regarding a proposal for a hospital to bill a radiology group for transcription of the radiology group's reports for individuals who are not hospital patients, but rather patients of a third-party clinic that provides the technical component of the radiology exams)
- Modification of Advisory Opinion 07-06 (modifies Advisory Opinion 07-06 which concerned the management by a health care industry consultancy of a charitable organization's arrangements to assist patients with specified chronic diseases with cost-sharing and premium obligations, and its first modification at Modification of Advisory Opinion 07-06, to reflect guidance issued on May 21 in the Supplemental Special Advisory Bulletin regarding Independent Charity Patient Assistance Programs.)
- Modification of Advisory Opinion 11-05 (modifies Advisory Opinion 11-05 which concerns a nonprofit, tax-exempt, charitable organization's practices of providing vouchers for genetic tests and assistance with cost-sharing obligations for certain genetic tests and prescription drugs for cancer treatment and its first modification at Modification of Advisory Opinion 11-05, to permit earmarking of donations to specific disease states and to reflect guidance issued on May 21 in the Supplemental Special Advisory Bulletin regarding Independent Charity Patient Assistance Programs.
- 12-23-2015
- California Withdrew Excessive Federal Medicaid Funds for Fiscal Year 2010 (A-09-13-02001)
- Updated Corporate Integrity Agreement List: 3 CIAs Added
- 12-21-2015
- South Carolina Incorrectly Claimed Medicaid Expenditures for Indian Health Service Facilities on the CMS-64 (A-05-15-00016)
- 12-18-2015
- Medicare Compliance Review of Nebraska Methodist Hospital for 2012 and 2013 (A-07-15-05073)
- Englewood Hospital and Medical Center Claimed Unallowable Medicare Part B Reimbursement for Outpatient Cardiac and Pulmonary Rehabilitation Services (A-02-14-01013)
- Alaska Incorrectly Claimed Medicaid Expenditures for Indian Health Service Facilities on the CMS-64 (A-05-15-00017)
- Oregon Incorrectly Claimed Medicaid Expenditures for Indian Health Service Facilities on the CMS-64 (A-05-15-00014)
- 12-17-2015
- Average Manufacturer Prices Increased Faster Than Inflation for Many Generic Drugs (A-06-15-00030)
- 12-16-2015
- Modification of OIG Advisory Opinion 06-13 (modifies Advisory Opinion 06-13 concerning a nonprofit, tax-exempt, charitable organization's proposal to provide financially needy persons who have [diseases redacted] with grants to defray the costs of premiums and cost-sharing obligations under Medicare Part B, Medicare Part D, Medicare Supplementary Health Insurance, and Medicare Advantage, and its first modification, to reflect guidance issued on May 21, 2014 in the Supplemental Special Advisory Bulletin regarding Independent Charity Patient Assistance Programs.)
- Arizona State Medicaid Fraud Control Unit: 2015 Onsite Review (OEI-07-15-00280)
- The Response to Superstorm Sandy Highlights the Importance of Recovery Planning for Child Care Nationwide (OEI-04-14-00410)
- 12-15-2015
- Attorney Openings (Deadline to Apply: January 11, 2016)
- 12-14-2015
- New York University School of Medicine Budgeted Costs That Were Appropriate and Claimed Allowable Hurricane Sandy Disaster Relief Act Funds (A-02-14-02011)
- 12-11-2015
- New York Claimed Medicaid Reimbursement for Some Adult Day Health Care Services Provided by Metropolitan Jewish Health System That Were Unallowable (A-02-12-01024)
- 12-09-2015
- High-Risk Security Vulnerabilities Identified During Reviews of Information System General Controls at Three California Managed-Care Organizations Raise Concerns About the Integrity of Systems Used To Process Medicaid Claims (A-09-15-03004)
- Updated Corporate Integrity Agreement List: 2 CIAs Closed
- 12-08-2015
- LEIE Database Updated with November 2015 Exclusions and Reinstatements
- Podcast: November 2015 OIG Monthly Update
- 12-07-2015
- Modification of OIG Advisory Opinion 07-11
(modifies Advisory Opinion 07-11, which concerned a nonprofit, tax-exempt, charitable organization's practice of providing financially needy cancer patients with grants to defray their out-of-pocket treatment costs, to reflect guidance issued on May 21, 2014 in the Supplemental Special Advisory Bulletin regarding Independent Charity Patient Assistance Programs.) - 12-03-2015
- Hoveround Corporation Claimed Millions in Federal Reimbursement for Power Mobility Devices That Did Not Meet Medicare Requirements (A-05-12-00057)
- Podcast: CMS Has Not Performed Required Close Outs of Contracts Worth Billions
- CMS Has Not Performed Required Closeouts of Contracts Worth Billions (OEI-03-12-00680)
- 12-02-2015
- Updated Corporate Integrity Agreements: Neuroscience, Inc., Pharmasan Labs, Inc., Gottfried Kellerman Ph.D., and Mieke Kellerman
- 12-01-2015
- New Mexico Received Millions in Unallowable Bonus Payments (A-04-15-08040)
- Updated Corporate Integrity Agreements: John Sunghoon Won, D.D.S., M.D.; John S. Won, D.D.S., M.D., P.A. dba Preston Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
- 11-30-2015
- Fall 2015 Semiannual Report to Congress
- Medicare Compliance Review of University of California, Davis, Medical Center for 2011 Through 2013 (A-09-14-02036)
- 11-25-2015
- WANTED: Child Support Deadbeat Christopher Carroll
- Updated Corporate Integrity Agreements: Aventis, Inc, Sanofi US Services, Inc., Sanofi-Aventis, US LLC and Genzyme Corporation
- 11-24-2015
- Part B Payments for 340B Purchased Drugs (OEI-12-14-00030)
- 11-23-2015
- Medicare Compliance Review of Sierra View Medical Center (A-09-14-02039)
- National Government Services, Inc., Made Medicare Payments for Diabetic Test Strips When Beneficiaries Had Not Nearly Exhausted Previously Dispensed Supplies (A-09-15-02001)
- 11-20-2015
- Updated Corporate Integrity Agreement List: Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation (Addendum)
- Advisory Opinion 15-14 (regarding a non-profit, tax-exempt, charitable organization's program to help financially needy patients, including Medicare and Medicaid beneficiaries, obtain magnetic resonance imaging for the diagnosis or ongoing evaluation of [disease state redacted] (the "Arrangement").)
- 11-17-2015
- Vermont Obtained CMS Approval to Report Certain Primary Care Service Expenditures in the Indian Health Service Facilities Column on the CMS-64 (A-05-15-00019)
- Wisconsin Physicians Service Insurance Corporation Claimed Unallowable Medicare Part A Administrative Costs for FYs 2009, 2010, and 2011 (A-05-13-00020)
- Wisconsin Physicians Service Insurance Corporation Claimed Unallowable Medicare Part B Administrative Costs for FYs 2009, 2010, and 2011 (A-05-13-00019)
- 11-16-2015
- FY 2015 Top Management Challenges
- Notice of Waivers of Certain Fraud and Abuse Laws in Connection with the Comprehensive Care for Joint Replacement Model
- 11-10-2015
- The District of Columbia Claimed Allocated Costs to Its Establishment Grants in Accordance With Federal Requirements (A-03-14-03300)
- Boulevard Health Care, Inc., Improperly Claimed Medicare Reimbursement for Outpatient Physical Therapy Services (A-02-14-01004)
- Wisconsin Improperly Claimed Enhanced Federal Reimbursement for Some Non-Family Planning Services (A-05-13-00034)
- 11-09-2015
- LEIE Database Updated with October 2015 Exclusions and Reinstatements
- Medicare Compliance Review of Naples Community Hospital for 2011 and 2012 (A-04-14-07049)
- 11-05-2015
- Testimony of Gloria L. Jarmon, Deputy Inspector General for the Office of Audit Services, Office of Inspector General, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services before the House Committee on Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations: "Examining the Costly Failures of ObamaCare's CO-OP Insurance Loans"
- Some South Carolina Childcare Centers Did Not Always Comply With State Health and Safety Licensing Requirements (A-04-14-08032)
- Some South Carolina Family Childcare Homes Did Not Always Comply With State Health and Safety Requirements (A-04-14-08031)
- 11-04-2015
- Podcast: October 2015 OIG Monthly Update
- 11-02-2015
- Work Plan FY 2016
- 10-30-2015
- OIG Policy Statement Regarding Hospitals That Discount or Waive Amounts Owed by Medicare Beneficiaries for Self-Administered Drugs Dispensed in Outpatient Settings
- 10-28-2015
- Medicare Program: Final Waivers in Connection with the Shared Savings Program
- The Medicaid Program Could Have Achieved Savings if New York Applied Medical Loss Ratio Standards Similar to Those Established by the Affordable Care Act (A-02-13-01036)
- 10-26-2015
- Medicare Compliance Review of Boca Raton Regional Hospital, Inc., for 2011 and 2012 (A-04-14-07048)
- Most Medicaid Payments Oklahoma Made to Providers for Full Vials of Herceptin Were Correct (A-06-15-00023)
- Delaware Medicaid Electronic Health Record Payments (A-03-14-00402)
- 10-23-2015
- Kindred Hospital of Central Ohio Incorrectly Billed Medicare Inpatient Claims With Kwashiorkor (A-03-15-00002)
- Vibra Hospital Incorrectly Billed Medicare Inpatient Claims With Kwashiorkor (A-03-15-00001)
- 10-22-2015
- Inspector General Community Accomplishments Will Receive Recognition
- 10-21-2015
- Advisory Opinion 15-13 (regarding a plan to offer free van shuttle service to certain medical facilities in an integrated health system)
- Updated Corporate Integrity Agreement List: 3 CIAs Added
- 10-19-2015
- Wisconsin Inappropriately Withdrew Federal Medicaid Funds for Fiscal Years 2010 Through 2012 (A-05-13-00045)
- Total Sleep Management, Inc., Billed Medicare for Unallowable Sleep Study Services (A-04-14-07051)
- 10-15-2015
- The Kentucky Marketplace's Internal Controls Were Generally Effective in Ensuring That Individuals Were Enrolled in Qualified Health Plans According to Federal Requirements (A-04-14-08036)
- Medicare Compliance Review of Altru Hospital for 2012 and 2013 (A-07-15-05070)
- CAPTURED: Ubert Guillermo Rodriguez
- 10-14-2015
- Joint Strategic Oversight Plan on U.S. Government Activities: International Ebola Response and Preparedness, October 2015
- 10-09-2015
- LEIE Database Updated with September 2015 Exclusions and Reinstatements
- Massachusetts Generally Complied With Medicaid Requirements When Claiming Reimbursement for School-Based Health Services (A-01-14-00003)
- 10-08-2015
- Updated Corporate Integrity Agreement List: 2 CIAs Closed + Aliases
- 10-07-2015
- Testimony of Gary Cantrell, Deputy Inspector General for Investigations, Office of Inspector General, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services before the Senate Special Committee on Aging: "Protecting Seniors from Identity Theft: Is the Federal Government Doing Enough?"
- Podcast: September 2015 OIG Update
- Puerto Rico Child Day Care Centers Did Not Always Comply With Commonwealth Health and Safety Requirements (A-02-14-02001)
- State Medicaid Agencies Can Significantly Reduce Medicaid Costs for Durable Medical Equipment and Supplies (A-05-15-00025)
- 10-06-2015
- OIG Policy Reminder: Information Blocking and the Federal Anti-Kickback Statute
- From the IG: A Reminder about Information Blocking and the Federal Anti-Kickback Statute
- 10-02-2015
- Penetration Test of the Administration for Children and Families' Computer Networks and External Web Applications (A-18-14-30330)
- Review of Intermediate Care Facilities in New York With High Rates of Emergency Room Visits by Intellectually Disabled Medicaid Beneficiaries (A-02-14-01011)
- 10-01-2015
- Kansas Correctly Claimed Federal Reimbursement for Most Medicaid Physician-Administered Drugs (A-07-14-06056)
- Arkansas Complied With the Requirements of the Affordable Care Act in Its Review of Cases of Credible Allegations of Medicaid Fraud (A-06-15-00026)
- National Government Services, Inc., Did Not Always Refer Medicare Cost Reports and Reconcile Outlier Payments (A-05-11-00016)
- 09-30-2015
- Podcast: The Medicare Payment System for Skilled Nursing Facilities Needs to Be Reevaluated
- The Medicare Payment System for Skilled Nursing Facilities Needs To Be Reevaluated (OEI-02-13-00610)
- CMS Should Use Targeted Tactics to Curb Questionable and Inappropriate Payments for Chiropractic Services (OEI-01-14-00200)
- Georgia State Medicaid Fraud Control Unit: 2015 Onsite Review (OEI-07-15-00090)
- Medicare Payments for Clinical Laboratory Tests in 2014: Baseline Data (OEI-09-15-00210)
- 09-29-2015
- Inappropriate Payments and Questionable Billing for Medicare Part B Ambulance Transports (OEI-09-12-00351)
- OCR Should Strengthen Its Oversight of Covered Entities' Compliance With the HIPAA Privacy Standards (OEI-09-10-00510)
- OCR Should Strengthen Its Followup of Breaches of Patient Health Information Reported by Covered Entities (OEI-09-10-00511)
- 2016 Spring Legal Extern Positions: Deadline to Apply is October 30, 2015
- 09-28-2015
- Hawaii State Medicaid Fraud Control Unit: 2014 Onsite Review (OEI-09-14-00540)
- 09-25-2015
- CMS's Reliance on Puerto Rico's Certification Surveys Could Not Ensure the Safety of Medicare Beneficiaries Who Received Home Health Care Services Provided by St. Luke's Home Health Agency - Juana Diaz (A-02-11-01030)
- District of Columbia Medicaid Fraud Control Unit: 2015 Onsite Review (OEI-07-14-00660)
- 09-24-2015
- Some Pennsylvania Family Child Day Care Centers Did Not Always Comply With State Health and Safety Requirements (A-03-14-00251)
- Maine State Medicaid Fraud Control Unit: 2015 Onsite Review (OEI-07-15-00140)
- 09-23-2015
- Not All Internal Controls Implemented by the New York Marketplace Were Effective in Ensuring That Individuals Were Enrolled in Qualified Health Plans According to Federal Requirements (A-02-14-02020)
- Oklahoma Made Incorrect Medicaid Electronic Health Record Incentive Payments to Health Care Professionals (A-06-14-00030)
- Utah Correctly Claimed Most of Its Medicaid Supplemental Physicians' Payments (A-07-14-01149)
- 09-22-2015
- CMS Did Not Identify All Federal Marketplace Contract Costs and Did Not Properly Validate the Amount To Withhold for Defect Resolution on the Principal Federal Marketplace Contract (A-03-14-03002)
- 09-21-2015
- Public Summary Report: The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services' Implementation of Security Controls Over the Multidimensional Insurance Data Analytics System Needs Improvement (A-06-14-00067)
- 09-17-2015
- States' Collection of Rebates for Drugs Paid Through Medicaid Managed Care Organizations Has Improved (OEI-05-14-00431)
- 09-16-2015
- Questionable Billing for Medicare Ophthalmology Services (OEI-04-12-00280)
- TrailBlazer Health Enterprises, LLC, Did Not Claim Some Allowable Medicare Postretirement Benefit Costs for Fiscal Years 2005 Through 2011 (A-07-15-00461)
- TrailBlazer Health Enterprises, LLC, Understated Its Allocable Medicare Postretirement Benefit Plan Costs for Calendar Years 2008 Through 2013 (A-07-15-00462)
- 09-15-2015
- CMS Did Not Always Manage and Oversee Contractor Performance for the Federal Marketplace as Required by Federal Requirements and Contract Terms (A-03-14-03001)
- Jefferson Hospital Incorrectly Billed Medicare Inpatient Claims With Kwashiorkor (A-03-15-00005)
- 09-11-2015
- Testimony of John Hagg, Director of Medicaid Audits, Office of Inspector General, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services before the House Committee on Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health: Strengthening Medicaid Program Integrity and Closing Loopholes
- 09-10-2015
- Rhode Island State Medicaid Fraud Control Unit: 2014 Onsite Review (OEI-02-14-00580)
- 09-09-2015
- LEIE Database Updated with August 2015 Exclusions and Reinstatements
- Updated Corporate Integrity Agreement List: Columbus Regional Healthcare System, Inc.
- 09-08-2015
- Washington State Did Not Suspend Medicaid Payments to Some Providers With Credible Allegations of Fraud in Accordance With the Affordable Care Act (A-09-14-02018)
- Maine Did Not Implement Both Recommendations From a Prior Review of Medicaid Overpayments to Nursing Facilities (A-01-14-00007)
- 09-04-2015
- Texas Made Incorrect Medicaid Electronic Health Record Incentive Payments (A-06-13-00047)
- Providers Did Not Always Reconcile Patient Records With Credit Balances and Report and Return the Associated Medicaid Overpayments to State Agencies (A-04-14-04029)
- 09-03-2015
- 2016 SUMMER LEGAL EXTERN POSITIONS: Deadline to Apply is October 5, 2015
- Updated Corporate Integrity Agreement List: North Broward Hospital District Added and
2 CIAs Closed + Aliases - Podcast: August 2015 OIG Monthly Update
- 09-02-2015
- HHS Oversight of Grantees Could Be Improved Through Better Information Sharing (OEI-07-12-00110)
- 09-01-2015
- Updated Corporate Integrity Agreement List: 3 CIAs Added + Aliases
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