Medicare Part B Services to Medicare Beneficiaries Residing in Nursing Homes During Non-Part A Stays

Medicare pays physicians, non-physician practitioners, and other providers for services rendered to Medicare beneficiaries, including those residing in nursing homes (NHs). Most of these Part B services are not subject to consolidated billing; therefore, each provider submits a claim to Medicare. Since the 1990s, OIG has identified problems with Part B payments for services provided to NH residents. An opportunity for fraudulent, excessive, or unnecessary Part B billing exists because NHs may not be aware of the services that the providers bill directly to Medicare, and because NHs provide access to many beneficiaries and their records. We will determine whether Part B payments to Medicare beneficiaries in NHs are appropriate and whether NHs have effective compliance programs and adequate controls over the care provided to their residents.

Announced or Revised	Agency	Title	Component	Report Number(s)	Expected Issue Date (FY)
Revised	Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services	Medicare Part B Services to Medicare Beneficiaries Residing in Nursing Homes During Non-Part A Stays	Office of Audit Services	W-00-19-35824; W-00-22-35824	2024