CMS is gathering information for and seeking industry feedback on a project that would consolidate the audit and investigation services for Medicare and Medicaid integrity functions, creating new ...

Workload data used by CMS to oversee Zone Program Integrity Contractors has been inaccurate and inconsistent, and this has led to several ZPIC reporting errors and inconsistencies within information ...

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services released its latest improper payment estimates, reporting ...

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) on Sept. 20, 2024, released the Misclassification of Drugs, Program Administration and Program Integrity Updates Under the Medicaid Drug Rebate ...

The Trump administration and 119th Congress are preparing to reduce federal expenditures by targeting Medicare and Medicaid fraud, waste, and abuse. Medicare enrollment revocations, Medicaid ...

While providers aren’t required to follow OIG recommendations, a compliance program based on their guidance can spare facilities future headaches, since ...

A constant refrain from the Trump administration about rooting out fraud, waste and abuse isn’t just about budget cuts. For nursing homes, it may signal increasing audit risk and a rise in burdensome ...

The Government Accountability Office has issued a report recommending CMS more clearly communicate its goals for the Medicare Integrity Program and improve the reliability of data used to calculate ...

A new federal review from the U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services shows Minnesota’s Medicaid program has an ...

CMS has announced it is consolidating its efforts with new program-integrity contractors that will look at billing trends and patterns across Medicare. These contractors will focus on companies and ...

The administrator of the U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), Dr. Mehmet Oz, and other CMS officials narrowed in on home health and ...