The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Office of the Inspector General (OIG) has concluded that the Medicare program has made millions of dollars in inappropriate payments to long-term care hospitals. Many of the payments were to facilities that received patients right after a new window for covering readmitted patients began. The OIG said that the Centers of Medicare & Medicaid Services seemed to be unaware of many cases involving co-located providers, or those located within the same building or campus.The OIG suggested that CMS reassess its payment safeguards to ensure they are effective. Read the full article at FierceHealthcare