Medicaid Fraud

CMS Proposes to Expand Medicaid Fraud Control Unit Authority

by Jacqueline LaPointe

A recently proposed rule would codify several statutory changes involving Medicaid Fraud Control Units, including the authority to investigate patient and abuse cases at healthcare facilities...

CMS Proposes Revisions to Medicaid Improper Payment Programs

by Jacqueline LaPointe

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) is calling on healthcare stakeholders to comment on a proposed rule that would change how states identify improper payments stemming from Medicaid and...

GAO: Weak Medicare, Medicaid Provider Screening Allows Fraud

by Catherine Sampson

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ (CMS) provider enrollment screening process is vulnerable to fraud because many ineligible providers are still being entered into the Provider...

GAO: Millions Spent Yearly on Ineligible Medicaid Reimbursements

by Catherine Sampson

Ineligible managed care providers currently receive $3 million in Medicaid reimbursements annually, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) said in a report, due to the lack of effective screening...

October 2: Week That Was in Healthcare Fraud and Malpractice

by Jacqueline DiChiara

Here is a general roundup of the past week’s developments in healthcare fraud and malpractice, as reported by the Department of Justice and the Office of Inspector General. The crimes reported...

Sept. 25: Week That Was in Healthcare Fraud and Malpractice

by Jacqueline DiChiara

Here is a general roundup of the past week’s developments in healthcare fraud and malpractice, as reported by the Department of Justice and the Office of Inspector General. The crimes reported...

Sept. 18: Week That Was in Healthcare Fraud and Malpractice

by Sara Heath

Here is a general roundup of the past week’s developments in healthcare fraud and malpractice, as reported by the Department of Justice and the Office of Inspector General. The crimes reported...

July 24: Week That Was in Healthcare Fraud and Malpractice

by Jacqueline DiChiara

Here is a general roundup of the past week’s developments in healthcare fraud and malpractice, as reported by the Department of Justice and the Office of Inspector General. The crimes reported...

March 6: Week That Was in Healthcare Fraud and Malpractice

by Jacqueline DiChiara

Here is a general roundup of the past week’s developments in healthcare fraud and malpractice, as reported by the Department of Justice. The crimes reported below result in multiple millions of...

Feb. 27: Week That Was in Healthcare Fraud and Malpractice

by Jacqueline DiChiara

Here is a general roundup of the past week’s developments in healthcare fraud and malpractice, as reported by the Department of Justice. The crimes reported below result in multiple millions of...

New York City, CSC Sued for Tens of Millions in Medicaid Fraud

by Jennifer Bresnick

New York City and a contracting company are accused of a massive Medicaid fraud scheme relying on automated software. Federal prosecutors are suing New York City and Computer Sciences Corporation (CSC)...

Texas Fraudulently Claims $30.3M in Medicaid Transportation Services

by Ryan Mcaskill

In fiscal year 2011, Texas HHS wrongly claimed $30.3 in Medicaid nonemergency medical transportation in multiple offenses. According to a new report released by the Department of Health and Human...

Texas HHSC Failing at Medicaid Fraud Prevention

by Ryan Mcaskill

Last week, the Texas Sunset Advisory Commission issued a less than positive report of the Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC). The main takeaway is that the organization needs to undergo a...

Nursing Facility Pays $38M in Largest Settlement in History

by Ryan Mcaskill

On October 10, the Justice Department and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General (HHS-OIG) jointly announced the largest failure of care settlement with a...

OIG: Connecticut MFCU Recovers $84 Million and 20 Convictions

by Ryan Mcaskill

Last week, the Office of Inspector General (OIG) released the results of a comprehensive review of the Connecticut State Medicaid Fraud Control Unit (MFCU) between the fiscal years of 2010 and...

Catholic Charities reaches false Medicaid claims settlement

by Elizabeth Snell

Catholic Charities West Michigan reached a settlement with the US Attorney’s Office for the Western District of Michigan over the non-profit organization submitting false Medicaid claims....