House committee puts Medicare audit contractors on the hotseat
By
McKnight's Staff
Jul 10, 2012
Lawmakers are asking Medicare contractors for more information about how they go about identifying and reporting potentially fraudulent payments to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.
Congress asks GAO to investigate Medicare and Medicaid antifraud contractors
Jun 27, 2012
Following a series of troubling reports about the success rate of antifraud contractors, lawmakers are asking the Government Accountability Office to study Medicare and Medicaid audit programs.
Letter: Assisted living group pushes for industry involvement to prevent ‘pension poaching’
By
McKnight's Staff
Jun 07, 2012
Collaboration between senior living operators and the Veterans Administration is necessary to prevent the financial exploitation of elderly veterans, a leading provider group said Wednesday.
Regulators have tightened up screening efforts for Medicare providers
By
McKnight's Staff
Apr 24, 2012
Regulators have strengthened Medicare provider enrollment and toughened fraud prevention efforts, but it’s too early to know how effective the initiatives will be, a new report reveals.
Reports forecast Medicare funding boost, dim overall outlook
By
McKnight's Staff
Apr 23, 2012
The Affordable Care Act will help Medicare save over $200 billion through 2016, according to government actuaries. But questions as to Medicare’s long-term solvency remain, another report from Social...
Unsustainably high healthcare costs paint bleak long-term budget outlook
By
McKnight's Staff
Apr 04, 2012
Passage of the Affordable Care Act and the Budget Control Act of 2012 improved the budget outlook, but neither are enough to fix the gap between spending and revenue, according to a report by the Government...
Report: CMS needs to improve oversight of nursing home quality program
By
McKnight's Staff
Mar 05, 2012
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services needs to make serious improvements in the tools it uses to evaluate the quality of nursing home care, a federal report reveals.
Report: Correcting Medicare Advantage overpayments could save billions
Jan 27, 2012
Correcting overpayments in the Medicare Advantage program could save the federal government billions of dollars, according to a new Government Accountability Office report.
Report: Correcting Medicare Advantage overpayments could save billions
Jan 27, 2012
Correcting overpayments in the Medicare Advantage program could save the federal government billions of dollars, according to a new Government Accountability Office report.
GAO: Congress should increase federal Medicaid matching rates
Nov 15, 2011
Congress should consider temporarily increasing Medicaid’s Federal Medical Assistance Percentage (FMAP) formula to help beleaguered state budgets, a new report suggests.