Tag Archives: Fraud and Abuse
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
OIG: PODs “Inherently Suspect”
On Tuesday, the federal Office of the Inspector General (“OIG”) issued a Special Fraud Alert (“Fraud Alert”) detailing the OIG’s concerns with Physician-Owned Entities. Specifically, the alert dealt with physician-owned distributorships, or PODs. PODs are typically entities that make money … 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
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
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.
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