Submit a Hotline Complaint | Office of Inspector General | Government Oversight | U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Submit a Hotline Complaint| Office of Inspector General | Government Oversight | U.S. Department of Healt...
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Submit a Hotline Complaint| Office of Inspector General | Government Oversight | U.S. Department of Healt...
Medicaid Fraud Control Units (MFCUs or Units) investigate and prosecute Medicaid provider fraud and patient abuse or neglect. The Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General (OIG) is the designated Federal agency that oversees and annually recertifies and approves Federal funding for each MFCU. For this data snapshot, OIG analyzed the annual data on case outcomes (such as convictions; civil settlements and judgments; and recoveries) that 53 MFCUs submitted to OIG for f...| Office of Inspector General | Government Oversight | U.S. Department of Healt...
Efforts to combat fraud were consolidated and strengthened under Public Law 104-191, the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA). The Act established a comprehensive program to combat fraud committed against all health plans, both public and private. The legislation required the establishment of a national Health Care Fraud and Abuse Control Program (HCFAC), under the joint direction of the Attorney General and the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Se...| Office of Inspector General | Government Oversight | U.S. Department of Healt...
These educational materials were current at the time they were published and posted to OIG's Web site. They were prepared as educational resources; they are not intended to create any rights, privileges, or benefits. Although every reasonable effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of the information within these materials, the ultimate responsibility for complying with the Federal fraud and abuse laws lies with the provider of services. OIG employees, agents, and staff make no representa...| Office of Inspector General | Government Oversight | U.S. Department of Healt...
HHS-OIG has approximately 1,600 employees dedicated to government oversight, combating fraud, waste and abuse and to improving the efficiency of HHS programs. A majority of the OIG's resources goes toward the oversight of Medicare and Medicaid.| oig.hhs.gov
September 1999| oig.hhs.gov
A Roadmap for New Physicians| Office of Inspector General | Government Oversight | U.S. Department of Healt...
WHY WE DID THIS STUDY| Office of Inspector General | Government Oversight | U.S. Department of Healt...
Fraud & Abuse Laws| Office of Inspector General | Government Oversight | U.S. Department of Healt...
