On April 20, 2023, the United States Department of Health and Human Services Office of the Inspector General (HHS OIG) released a new toolkit designed to help analyze telehealth claims.
Department of Health and Human Services HHS Inspector General h rise in Medicare and Medicaid fraud due to relaxed barriers for reimbursement. from COVID Medicare expenses have stayed perhaps artificially high due to push for increased COVID testing. Add on billing COVID testing labs
2022 saw key trends emerge in qui tam law. More than $2.2 billion were collected from settlements and judgements in civil cases alleging fraud against the government. Looking ahead, a Supreme Court decision looms, as SCOTUS considers DOJ standard of dismissal in False Claims Act cases.
Prosecutors have brought charges against 18 people, including doctors and owners of medical businesses, for defrauding the government of more than $490 million that was to go toward fighting the COVID-19 pandemic.