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The House of Representatives has overwhelmingly approved H.R. 3253, the Empowering Beneficiaries, Ensuring Access, and Strengthening Accountability Act, which would finance extension of various Medicaid-related health programs by increasing manufacturer Medicaid drug rebate obligations.  In terms of health programs, the legislation also would, among other things:

  • Extend the “Money Follows The Person Rebalancing Demonstration”

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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) and the Office of Inspector General (OIG) have finalized changes to State Medicaid Fraud Control Unit (MFCU) regulations to reflect statutory changes and policies adopted since the MFCU rules were first issued in 1978.  Among other things, the regulations incorporate statutory policies that:  authorize a federal matching…

The OIG has released national and state-by-state data quantifying State Medicaid Fraud Control Unit (MFCUs) accomplishments in fiscal year 2016. During this period MFCUs were credited with a total of:

  • 1,721 indictments (1,249 involving fraud and 472 involving abuse or neglect);
  • 1,564 convictions (1,160 involving fraud and 404 involving abuse or neglect);
  • 998 civil

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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) and the Office of Inspector General (OIG) have proposed amendments to the regulations governing State Medicaid Fraud Control Units (MFCUs). The proposed rule would reflect statutory changes and policies adopted since the MFCU regulations were initially issued in 1978. Among other things, the rule would incorporate…

On September 11, 2015, the House Energy & Commerce Subcommittee on Health will hold a hearing to discuss legislative proposals intended to reduce Medicaid waste, fraud, and abuse.  Bills to be discussed include:

  • Draft legislation to encourage territories to create Medicaid Fraud Control Units.
  • Draft legislation addressing recent OIG findings that health care providers terminated

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The OIG has released its Medicaid Fraud Control Units (MFCU) Fiscal Year 2014 Annual Report, which highlights statistical achievements of the 50 MFCUs nationwide, along with related OIG oversight activities. With regard to criminal cases, the report notes:

  • MFCUs reported 1,318 criminal convictions, most frequently involving home health care aides, certified nursing aides, and other medical

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The HHS Office of Inspector General (OIG) has released detailed statistical data on MFCU enforcement actions, recoveries, and expenditures for fiscal year 2014. Overall, state MFCUs reported more than $2 billion in criminal and civil recoveries (settlements, judgments, or prefiling settlements) in FY 2014, more than $1.7 billion of which were civil recoveries. The…

The OIG’s “Medicaid Integrity Program Report for Fiscal Year 2013,” released earlier this month, provides details on funding for the OIG’s Medicaid program integrity efforts, summarizes significant OIG Medicaid-related reviews and investigations, highlights Medicaid Fraud Control Unit activities, and notes Medicaid-related projects included in the OIG’s Work Plan for FY 2014.

The OIG has released its Medicaid Fraud Control Units Fiscal Year 2013 Annual Report, which highlights achievements from the investigations and prosecutions conducted by the 50 MFCUs along with related OIG oversight activities. In FY 2013, MFCUs nationwide reported a total of 1,341 criminal convictions in cases involving Medicaid fraud and patient abuse and…

On May 17, 2013, the HHS Office of Inspector General (OIG) published a final rule amending current regulations prohibiting State Medicaid Fraud Control Units (MFCU) from using federal matching funds to identify fraud through screening and analyzing State Medicaid data (known as data mining). In order to “support and modernize MFCU efforts to effectively pursue…

The HHS Office of Inspector General (OIG) is seeking comments on a proposal to revise standards for assessing the performance of the State Medicaid Fraud Control Units (MFCUs), replacing standards established in 1994. Comments will be accepted until December 5, 2011. Separately, the OIG has posted an interactive map with summaries of state MFCU…

The HHS Office of Inspector General (OIG) has published a proposed rule that would end a current prohibition on State Medicaid Fraud Control Units (MFCU) using federal matching funds to identify fraud through screening and analyzing state Medicaid claims data – a practice known as “data mining.” The OIG proposes to permit federal financial participation…