“America’s taxpayers could see nearly $5.9 billion in misspent Medicare, Medicaid, and other health and human service program dollars returned to the government as the result of fiscal year 2019 work by the Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Inspector General, according to a recently released report.”
“The Semiannual Report to Congress summarizes OIG activities for all of FY 2019 and highlights specific achievements in the second half of the year…”
“Of the billions of dollars in savings and recoveries in FY 2019, more than $819 million is expected to be recovered from audits and approximately $5.04 billion is expected from investigative recoveries. Investigative receivables include expected recoveries from criminal actions, civil and administrative settlements, civil judgments, and administrative actions by OIG…”
“In addition to summarizing the full year’s achievements, the Semiannual Report reviews OIG activities for the reporting period comprising the last half of the fiscal year from Apr. 1 through Sept. 30, 2019.”
“During this period, OIG focused on protecting unaccompanied children in the Department’s care; preventing opioid misuse and promoting access to treatment; fighting fraud to protect the Medicare and Medicaid programs; ensuring appropriate use of Medicaid funds; protecting beneficiaries from abuse, neglect, and unsafe conditions; promoting access to high-quality care; and safeguarding the security and integrity of medical research. The report highlights multiple OIG activities in each of these areas…” Read the full article here.
Source: OIG Fiscal Year 2019 Semiannual Report Reveals Taxpayers Could See Nearly $5.9 Billion Returned to Government – November 2019. HHS OIG.
