improper payments Tag

House Energy and Commerce Committee Investigate MEDICAID IMPROPER PAYMENTS Syrtis Solutions

29 Apr IMPROPER PAYMENTS WEAKEN MEDICAID AND MEDICARE

America's most vulnerable populations rely on Medicaid and Medicare for essential healthcare services. Unfortunately, these programs lose billions of dollars annually due to improper payments. Recently, the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations delved into this pressing issue in a pivotal hearing titled "Examining How Improper...

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MEDICAID IMPROPER PAYMENTS $50.3 BILLION SYRTIS SOLUTIONS CMS FACT SHEET

29 Nov MEDICAID IMPROPER PAYMENTS TOTAL $50.3 BILLION

Medicaid improper payments have caused the healthcare program to be on the Government Accountability Office's High-Risk List since 2003. The GAO's list identifies government-funded programs that involve substantial resources and provide critical services to the public that are vulnerable to fraud, waste, abuse, and mismanagement....

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MEDICAID IMPROPER PAYMENTS 50.3 BILLION SYRTIS SOLUTIOJNS CMS FACT SHEET

30 Jun MEDICAID SPENDING AND IMPROPER PAYMENTS

According to federal agency data from PaymentAccuracy.gov and the Office of Management and Budget, the federal government spent an estimated $247 billion in improper payments in 2022. The data also revealed that the Department of Health and Human Services' Medicaid program accounted for the majority...

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Syrtis Solutions GAO High-Risk List Medicaid Improper Payments

30 May IMPROPER PAYMENTS KEEP MEDICAID ON GAO’S HIGH-RISK LIST

The Government Accountability Office recently published its updated High-Risk List. The update is part of the biennial High-Risk Series started in 1990 that identifies government operations vulnerable to fraud, waste, abuse, and mismanagement. The recent report marks the twentieth consecutive year that the Medicaid program...

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MEDICAID IMPROPER PAYMENTS 2023 SYRTIS SOLUTIONS

28 Feb ELIGIBILITY ERRORS ARE COSTING MEDICAID BILLIONS

Since its passage in 1965, the Medicaid program has expanded to become the single largest payer for health care in the United States, costing $671.2 billion in 2020. Due to surges in enrollment from the pandemic and the current administration's priorities, spending is only expected to...

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MEDICAID IMPROPER PAYMENTS 2021 $98.72 BILLION SYRTIS SOLUTIONS

29 Nov $98.72 BILLION IN MEDICAID IMPROPER PAYMENTS

Medicaid has been designated a high-risk program by the Government Accountability Office (GAO) since 2003 because of improper payments, poor quality data, and oversight challenges. Earlier this month the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) released its Agency Financial Report. In FY 2021 Medicaid’s...

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House Energy and Commerce Committee Investigate MEDICAID IMPROPER PAYMENTS Syrtis Solutions

28 Oct MEDICAID IMPROPER PAYMENTS CAUSE CONCERN

Under the Payment Integrity Information Act of 2019, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) was required to review federal programs at risk of improper payments. The bill tasked CMS to assess what programs are at risk, estimate the number of improper payments, and report...

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