Stepped-up efforts to ferret out health care fraud have put every provider on the alert. The HHS, DOJ, state Medicaid Fraud Control Units, even the FBI is on the case -- and providers are in the hot seat! in this timely volume, you'll learn about the types of provider activities that fall under federal fraud and abuse prohibitions as defined in the Medicaid statute and Stark legislation. And you'll discover what goes into an effective corporate compliance program. With a growing number of restrictions, it's critical to know how you can and cannot conduct business and structure your relationships -- and what the consequences will be if you don't comply.
Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Appropriations. Subcommittee on the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies
Americans receive care from tens of thousands of health care facilities participating in Medicare and Medicaid. To ensure the quality of care, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) contracts with states to conduct periodic surveys and complaint investigations. The auditor evaluated survey funding, state workloads, and fed. oversight of states' use of funds since FY 2000 to determine if fed. funding had kept pace with the changing workload. He analyzed: (1) fed. funding trends from FY 2000 through 2007 and CMS's methodology for determining states' allocations and spending; (2) CMS data on the number of participating facilities and completed state surveys; and (3) CMS oversight of state spending. Includes recommendations. Illus.