Medicare: Progress Made to Deter Fraud, but More Could Be Done: Congressional Testimony

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By Kathleen M. King (au)
Year: 2012
Pages: 25
Binding Paperback
ISBN 978-1-4578-3367-0

Product Code: 1457833670

Description

A biannual report on Medicare highlights the high risk for waste, fraud, abuse mismanagement which are in need of broad reform. Medicareäó»s complexity makes it particularly vulnerable to fraud. Reducing fraud could help rein in the escalating costs of the program. This statement focuses on the progress made and important steps to be taken by CMS and its program integrity contractors to reduce fraud in Medicare. These contractors perform functions such as screening and enrolling providers, detecting and investigating potential fraud, and identifying improper payments and vulnerabilities that could lead to payment errors. This is a print on demand edition of an important, hard-to-find report.

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