HHS-OIG releases Medicaid Fraud Control Units 2022 annual report

Earlier this month, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General (“HHS-OIG”) released its 2022 Annual Report regarding Medicaid Fraud Control Units (“MFCUs”).[1] The Report highlights the important role of MFCUs in investigating and prosecuting Medicaid provider fraud, patient abuse, and neglect, and the results of the MFCUs’ work, including in obtaining healthcare fraud criminal convictions, exclusions from federal programs, and civil settlements and recoveries. The report also yields interesting insights into...