Medicare Compliance & Reimbursement

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Feds Double Down Scrutiny of COVID Fraud

Plus: See the biggest Medicare fraud cases. If you thought healthcare fraud enforcers primarily focused on upcoding and unbundling, think again. The reality is that the HHS Office of Inspector General (OIG) is always looking for issues to investigate, and a new report suggests COVID-19-related fraud and abuse are its prime target. Background: The OIG reports on fraudulent and abusive [...]
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