“A big drop in improper payments has been the reality for one of government’s most troubled programs. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services avoided handing out more than $4.5 billion in improper payments under one of its signature programs in fiscal 2018. CMS announced the Medicare fee-for-service program dropped its rate to 8.12 percent last year from 9.51 percent in 2017…” Listen to the podcast here.
Source: How one agency cut over $4.5B in improper payments – By Eric White, November 19, 2018. Federal News Network.
