Medical Economics January 4, 2024
Report to Congress details expected recoveries, questioned costs, and potential savings.
Audits and investigations of participants in federal health programs continued in the second half of fiscal year 2023, according to a new report from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of Inspector General (HHS-OIG).
Spring, summer and fall 2023 generated 65 audit reports and 22 evaluation reports identifying $82.7 million in expected recoveries and $1.2 billion in questioned costs, according to HHS-OIG.
Along with allegations of waste, fraud and abuse, HHS could save up to $47.2 million if the federal department implemented all of the OIG’s audit recommendations, said the “Semiannual Report to Congress” by Inspector General Christi A. Grimm. The report covered the six-month period...
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