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OIG: At least five states aren't pandemic-ready
The HHS Office of the Inspector General has just released a report concluding that at least five states aren't ready for a pandemic such as the H1N1 virus, despite six years of funding and planning... Read more...
Medicare audits find $12M in erroneous claims by dialysis centers
The feds have found $12 million in mistaken claims filed by dialysis centers in West Virginia and Delaware, two hospitals in Pennsylvania, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Kansas and duplicate billings for... Read more...
OIG: Part-time employees also exempt from anti-kickback laws
Good news for part-time physician employees: the OIG has given an advisory opinion allowing part-time physicians to be paid for seeing publicly insured patients without violating federal... Read more...
Medicare overpaid for prescription drugs with generic versions
Medicare overpaid by millions for a cancer drug sold by Pfizer earlier this year because there was a delay in the agency updating its pricing formula, according to a new report from the HHS Office of... Read more...
