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HHS Office of Inspector General
Government Administration
Washington, DC 46,357 followers
Our vision is to drive positive change in HHS programs and in the lives of the people served by these programs.
About us
Since its 1976 establishment, the Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General has been at the forefront of the Nation's efforts to fight waste, fraud and abuse in and improve the efficiency of HHS programs. A majority of OIG's resources goes toward the oversight of Medicare and Medicaid - programs that represent a significant part of the Federal budget and that affect this country's most vulnerable citizens. OIG's oversight extends to programs under other HHS institutions, including the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Institutes of Health, and the Food and Drug Administration. OIG carries out its mission using a multidisciplinary, collaborative approach, with each of our six components playing a vital role. A nationwide network of audits, investigations, and evaluations results in timely information as well as cost-saving or policy recommendations for decision-makers and the public. That network also assists in the development of cases for criminal, civil and administrative enforcement. OIG also develops and distributes resources to assist the health care industry in its efforts to comply with the nation's fraud and abuse laws and to educate the public about fraudulent schemes so they can protect themselves and report suspicious activities. OIG's Privacy Policy: https://oig.hhs.gov/notices/privacy-notice.asp To report inappropriate or offensive content directly HHS OIG: public.affairs@oig.hhs.gov
- Website
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https://oig.hhs.gov
External link for HHS Office of Inspector General
- Industry
- Government Administration
- Company size
- 1,001-5,000 employees
- Headquarters
- Washington, DC
- Type
- Government Agency
- Founded
- 1976
- Specialties
- Audits, Evaluations, Inspections, Investigations, Law Enforcement, Health Care, Fraud, Medicare, Medicaid, Waste, and Abuse
Locations
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Primary
Headquarters
Washington, DC, US
Employees at HHS Office of Inspector General
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Katie Rose
Cloud Architect & Technical Manager
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Amanda Copsey
Health Care Attorney at HHS Office of Inspector General
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Tiffany M. Moore
Director, Budget & Facilities at HHS Office of Inspector General
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Peter Taschenberger
Deputy Branch Chief at U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Office of Inspector General
Updates
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TranslationA New York-based home care agency settled for $10.1 million for improperly receiving #Medicaid payments and admitted that it failed to provide required services or adequately document the provision of services to members of its managed long-term care plan. Read more: https://direc.to/fhsU
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A Nevada-based doctor was convicted for participating in a nearly $2 million #Medicare and #Medicaid fraud scheme. He referred medically unnecessary prescriptions to a Michigan pharmacy for patients he had not treated. In exchange, the owners of the pharmacy paid cash kickbacks. Read more: https://direc.to/fhsX
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A Mississippi man admits to a $51 million health care fraud scheme involving durable medical equipment, genetic cancer screening tests, and compounded medications. Read more: https://direc.to/fhtN
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A former Connecticut-based doctor who sold #opioid prescriptions for cash has been sentenced to 90 months in prison for controlled substances and health care fraud offenses related to the illegal distribution of prescription medication through his medical practice. Read more: https://direc.to/fhtK
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#DYK: The Pandemic Response Accountability Committee (PRAC) oversees more than $5 trillion in pandemic-related programs and spending alongside other federal oversight agencies. Learn more: https://lnkd.in/dUp_EZ93
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A Georgia man was sentenced to 10 years in prison for laundering over $4.5 million from business email compromise schemes, including defrauding a health care benefit program and romance fraud schemes. Read more: https://direc.to/fhtT
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A medical device company in Massachusetts has agreed to pay $42 million to resolve criminal charges related to concealing a device malfunction that produced inaccurately low lead test results for potentially tens of thousands of children and other patients. Read more: https://direc.to/fhtW
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A new HHS-OIG report found inconsistencies and some vulnerabilities in states’ reporting of key payment data needed to oversee #Medicaid #managedcare spending on prescription drugs. Read the full report: https://direc.to/fhtx
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An orthopedic surgeon was sentenced to 16 months in prison for devising and executing a scheme to defraud health care benefit programs by falsely billing for patient visits from approximately January 2016 through December 2019. Read more: https://direc.to/fhtQ