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Fraud, Abuse, Or Retaliation
Where To Report Waste Fraud, Abuse, Or Retaliation
Recommendation Details
Text of Recommendation
We recommend that the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services instruct the Medicare contractors to review the $2,263,465 in improper payments for claims with dates of service after the beneficiaries’ dates of death and initiate recoupment for the amounts identified as improper payments.
Recommendation Number
268085
Recommendation Status
Open
Significant Recommendation
No
Recommendation Questioned Costs
$2,263,465
Recommendation Funds for Better Use
$0
Associated Report Details
Submitting OIG
Department of Health & Human Services OIG
Linked Report
CMS's Controls Over Assigning Medicare Beneficiary Identifiers and Mailing New Medicare Cards Were Generally Effective but Could Be Improved in Some Areas