Medicaid

14 Feb $36 Billion in Improper Medicaid Payments in 2016

For the fourth straight year, the federal government increased the amount of money described as improper payments. The Government Accountability Office is reporting that agencies exceeded $144 billion in improper payments in fiscal 2016, up from $137 billion in 2015. This increase translates to a higher...

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22 Jun Medicaid Improper Payment Rate Continues to Grow

Last month Congress held a hearing concerning the escalating number of improper payments in Medicare and Medicaid. The House oversight panel reviewed concerns regarding escalating improper payment rates discovered by federal oversight groups which include the Government Accountability Office (GAO) and the Health and Human Services...

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17 Mar The Increasing Cost of Improper Payments Made by Mediciad

Federal agencies issued an assessed $136.7 billion in incorrect payments during fiscal year 2015, the greatest yearly tally since 2004 when agencies first began reporting data on the subject. As in past years, the Medicare and Medicaid programs accounted for the majority of the overall total...

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19 May Critical Steps to Curtail Medicaid Fraud

The watchdog for the U.S. Congress, the Government Accountability Office (GAO), designates Medicare and Medicaid as a high-risk plans, because it’s a complicated program, which is in danger from fraudulent activity. Fraud, in this case, involves deception resulting in a profitable gain at the expense...

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29 Apr Legislation Could Lower Medicaid Abuse, Waste and Fraud

The Government Accountability Office (GAO), the watchdog for the U.S. Congress, determined that Medicaid and Medicare as programs with potential for a high risk of abuse, waste and fraud. In the case of Medicaid, the GAO says inadequate fiscal oversight might result in improper expenditures....

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