Tag: HHS Office of Inspector General (OIG)
Nursing home deaths spiked 32% among Medicare beneficiaries during 2020, OIG finds
More than 2 in 5 Medicare beneficiaries living in a nursing home were diagnosed or likely had COVID-19 during 2020, according to a new report ... Read More
Charity plans to wipe out $278M of Ballad Health's outstanding patient medical debts
A national charity will buy $278 million in medical debt directly from Appalachian-area health system Ballad Health, helping provide financial relief to 82,000 patients. Ballad Health ... Read More
OIG: CMS lacks the tooth to make sure hospitals are prepared for rising infectious illnesses
A federal watchdog discovered the Facilities for Medicare & Medicaid Companies (CMS) lacked the authority to make sure that accredited hospitals had acceptable rising infectious ... Read More
Sutter Well being pays DOJ $90M to settle False Claims Act lawsuit over Medicare Benefit mischarging
Sutter Well being has agreed to pay the federal authorities $90 million to settle allegations that it submitted inaccurate info on a few of its ... Read More
Appeals courtroom strikes down bid from hospitals and clinics to recalculate Medicare outlier funds
A federal appeals courtroom has shot down a number of hospitals’ newest bid to get greater Medicare funds for high-cost sufferers. The U.S. Courtroom of ... Read More