The oversight office of the HHS said it generated about $5.6 billion in monetary impact from fighting fraud, waste and abuse in federal health programs between October and March. The HHS Office of Inspector General also said it kicked over 1,200 people and entities off federal programs and pursued enforcement actions against people accused of running sham hospices and requesting improper Medicaid payments for autism behavioral therapy services, among others. The updates, part of a report compiled every six months for Congress, outlined the Trump administration’s healthcare enforcement priorities, adding that the HHS would focus on rooting out fraud in Medicaid and Medicare Advantage.
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Source: https://www.healthcaredive.com/news/hhs-watchdog-focused-fraud-medicaid-medicare-advantage-enforcement-oig/825034/