Federal watchdog calls on MA plans, CMS to address gaps in preventing medical equipment supplier fraud
HHS’ Office of Inspector General released a report in September detailing gaps in efforts to reduce or halt medical equipment supplier fraud in Medicare Advantage. Earlier in the month, CMS announced that it had barred 11 medical suppliers from receiving MA payments following a $3.4 billion fraud probe. Looking at suppliers of durable medical equipment, […] The post Federal watchdog calls on MA plans, CMS to address gaps in preventing medical equipment supplier fraud appeared first on Becker'...
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[DRAFT — verify before any external use] Becker's Payer Issues reports on policy / regulatory changes: HHS’ Office of Inspector General released a report in September detailing gaps in efforts to reduce or halt medical equipment supplier fraud in Medicare Advantage. Earlier in the month, CMS announced that it had barred 1…
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