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Office of the Inspector General (OIG)

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Oct 08 | Jeff Lagasse
The U.S. is experiencing a maternal health crisis, and has worse outcomes than in any other high-income country, according…
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Oct 07 | Jeff Lagasse
Enrollees in high-need areas often lack access to providers who can prescribe or dispense these medications, OIG finds.
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Sep 30 | Jeff Lagasse
To date, New York has refunded approximately $10 million to the federal government and recovered roughly $19…
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Sep 20 | Jeff Lagasse
Payments to insurance agents incentivize them to base referrals on financial considerations, DOJ says.
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Sep 04 | Jeff Lagasse
DOJ says St. Peter fraudulently submitted claims for services performed by an oncology doctor.
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Aug 26 | Jeff Lagasse
CMS received more than 200,000 complaints in the first six months of the year about such actions.
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Jun 24 | Susan Morse
Final rule disincentives include hospitals not being able to earn three quarters of the annual market basket increase.
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Mar 08 | Jeff Lagasse
The funding will support establishing and expanding comprehensive substance use disorder treatment and recovery services in rural areas.
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Feb 20 | Susan Morse
The MA insurer sampled received at least $3.7 million of net overpayments for 2017 and 2018, the OIG found. 
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Jan 05 | Susan Morse
The disincentive structure proposed is excessive and threatens the financial viability of economically fragile hospitals, AHA says. 

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