Fraud & Abuse:
Watchdog Agency Plans To Scrutinize GIP
Published on Fri Jun 30, 2023
Don’t assume hospitalization equals GIP eligibility. GIP has long been a target for medical review by Medicare contractors, but now the scrutiny may be kicking up a notch. The HHS Office of Inspector General has listed “Audit of Selected, High-Risk Medicare Hospice General Inpatient Services” as a new item on its Work Plan. “The reimbursement rate for hospice general inpatient [...]