Home Health & Hospice Week

Fraud & Abuse:

OIG Estimates $10.5 Million Overpayment From 38 Claims

Audited HHA blasts OIG for contracting out its claims review. A federal watchdog agency continues to wield its extrapolation sword to cut into a home health agency’s payments. In a new report, the HHS Office of Inspector General recounts a 100-claim audit for Great Lakes Home Health Services Inc. in Jackson, Michigan. A reviewer contracted by the OIG originally found [...]
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