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Tag Archives: CMS
Podcast on Health Care Price Transparency
As consumers pay for a growing proportion of their health care, they have an increased need for information on cost and quality before receiving care, to help them plan and make informed decisions. Transparency tools from the Centers for Medicare … Continue reading
Medicare Recommendations for Healthcare Fraud Prevention and Awareness Month
September may be Healthcare Fraud Prevention and Awareness Month, but GAO tracks this issue year round. Because the Medicare program is particularly susceptible to fraud, waste, and abuse, it has been on our High Risk list since we started compiling … Continue reading
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September 12, 2014
Tagged abuse, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, CMS, fraud, HC, health, health and human services, Healthcare, healthcare abuse, healthcare fraud, Healthcare Fraud Prevention and Awareness Month, healthcare waste, high risk, medicare, open recommendations, recommendations, social security numbers, waste
What Exactly are “Improper Payments”?
Improper payments are always an area of concern for the federal government. These include overpayments, underpayments, payments made to ineligible recipients, or even payments that weren’t properly documented. While fraudulent payments are considered improper, not all improper payments are the … Continue reading
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August 14, 2014
Tagged medicare, oversight, fraud, abuse, mismanagement, cost savings, consolidated financial statement, financial statements, federal government, management, agencies, Department of Defense, FMA, Medicaid, improper payments, auditing, predictive analytics technologies, prepayment edits, CMS, data mining, Foster Care
