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Medicare and Beneficiaries Paid Substantially More to Provider-Based Facilities in Eight Selected States in Calendar Years 2010 Through 2017 Than They Paid to Freestanding Facilities in the Same States for the Same Type of Services

Submitting OIG: 
Department of Health & Human Services OIG
Date Issued: 
Friday, June 10, 2022
Agency Reviewed / Investigated: 
Department of Health & Human Services
Submitting OIG-Specific Report Number: 
A-07-18-02815
Component, if applicable: 
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
Location(s): 
United States
Type of Report: 
Audit
Questioned Costs: 
$0
Funds for Better Use: 
$0
Number of Recommendations: 
1
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Related Open Recommendations

Recommendation Number Recommendation Status Significant Recommendation Additional Details
22-A-07-067.01 Open No
We recommend that CMS pursue legislative or regulatory changes to lower costs for both the Medicare program and beneficiaries, by equalizing payments as appropriate between provider based facilities and freestanding facilities for E&M services.
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