Author Archives: David Ross
Exclusion From Federal Health Care Programs: New Guidance From The United States HHS OIG
The United States Department of Health and Human Services Office of the Inspector General (OIG) has issued a Special Advisory Bulletin on the Effect of Exclusion from Participation in Federal Health Care Programs (“the Bulletin”). The Bulletin replaces the previous … Continue reading
Auditing the Auditors, Part II: New York State Senate Republicans Request Independent Audit of the OMIG
As a result of a recent Congressional report on New York State’s Medicaid program, the Legislative Gazette has reported that Senate Republican leader Dean Skelos and New York State Senate’s Republican Conference have called for an independent audit of the … Continue reading
Your Tax Dollar At Work: Fighting Medicaid Fraud, Waste, and Abuse in NYC
The New York Post has reported that the New York City Human Resources Administration (“HRA”) spent $15.6 million on Medicaid audits of providers since 2006 and has managed to recover only $11 million in misspent Medicaid funds. The paper also … Continue reading
Auditing the Auditors? Congressional Panel Requests Federal Audit of New York’s Medicaid Program
As a result of a recent Congressional report on New York State’s Medicaid program, a Congressional panel has requested that federal auditors review New York State’s $54 billion Medicaid spending and fraud, waste and abuse oversight programs. The report of … Continue reading
Medicaid Provider Gets His Second Day In Court, Wins $7.7 Million Verdict Against His Accusers
A Brooklyn dentist who alleged that his career was ruined by a New York State Attorney General’s Office Medicaid Fraud Control Unit (MFCU) investigation has won a $7.7 million verdict against two of then-Attorney General Eliot Spitzer’s staff members. According … Continue reading
OMIG Releases Annual Report for Calendar Year 2011
Today, the New York State Office of the Medicaid Inspector General (“OMIG”) posted its 2011 Annual Report. We will post a detailed analysis in the coming days. In the meantime, the report may be accessed here.
Medicaid Compliance Plans and the OMIG
As you may be aware, the New York State Office of the Medicaid Inspector General (or “OMIG”) has established that certain Medicaid providers (all Public Health Law Article 28 and 36 facilities, and all Mental Hygiene Law Article 16 and … Continue reading
Analysis on GAO Report: $102 Million Spent on Auditing Fees to Identify Less Than $20 Million in Overpayments
The Federal Government Accountability Office (GAO) has determined that a program to fight fraud in the Medicaid health system for the poor has cost the federal taxpayers at least $102 million in auditing fees since 2008 while finding less than … Continue reading
United States HHS OIG Reviewing Self Disclosure Protocol for Federal Health Care Programs
The federal government’s Office of the Inspector General (“OIG”), part of the United States Department of Health and Human Services, is considering revising its self-disclosure protocol to provide additional guidance to federal health care program providers. The OIG is soliciting … Continue reading
Tax Dollars at Work: Federal Government Spent $102 million in Auditing Fees to Identify Less Than $20 Million in Medicaid Overpayments
The Government Accountability Office (“GAO”) has released a report following its review of the National Medicaid Audit Program. The GAO has determined that this program, designed to fight Medicaid fraud, has cost the United States at least $102 million in auditing fees … Continue reading
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