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href="/web/20140705063804/https://oig.hhs.gov/newsroom/podcasts/reports.asp#aca">Early Enrollment Challenges in Health Insurance Marketplaces</a></dd> <dd><a href="/web/20140705063804/https://oig.hhs.gov/oas/reports/region9/91401000.asp">Not All Internal Controls Implemented by the Federal, California, and Connecticut Marketplaces Were Effective in Ensuring That Individuals Were Enrolled in Qualified Health Plans According to Federal Requirements</a> <cite>(A-09-14-01000)</cite></dd> <dd><a href="/web/20140705063804/https://oig.hhs.gov/oei/reports/oei-01-14-00180.asp">Marketplaces Faced Early Challenges Resolving Inconsistencies With Applicant Data</a> <cite>(OEI-01-14-00180)</cite></dd> </dl> <div class="contentSeparator"></div> <h2 id="0614">June</h2> <dl> <dt>06-30-2014</dt> <dd><a href="/web/20140705063804/https://oig.hhs.gov/oas/reports/region3/31400202.asp">Pennsylvania Complied With the Requirements of the Affordable Care Act in its Review of Cases of Credible Allegations of Medicaid Fraud</a> <cite>(A-03-14-00202)</cite></dd> <dd><a href="/web/20140705063804/https://oig.hhs.gov/oas/reports/region9/91202083.asp">California Claimed Medicaid Reimbursement for Some Nonemergency Medical Transportation Services in Los Angeles County That Did Not Comply With Federal and State Requirements</a> <cite>(A-09-12-02083)</cite></dd> <dt>06-25-2014</dt> <dd>Updated Corporate Integrity Agreement List: <a href="/web/20140705063804/https://oig.hhs.gov/compliance/corporate-integrity-agreements/cia-documents.asp">2 CIAs Added</a></dd> <dt>06-25-2014</dt> <dd><a href="/web/20140705063804/https://oig.hhs.gov/testimony/docs/2014/cantrell_testimony_06252014.pdf">Testimony of Gary Cantrell</a>, Deputy Inspector General for Investigations before the House Committee on Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations on Medicare Program Integrity: Screening Out Errors, Fraud, and Abuse</dd> <dd><a href="/web/20140705063804/https://oig.hhs.gov/fraud/docs/alertsandbulletins/2014/OIG_SFA_Laboratory_Payments_06252014.pdf">Special Fraud Alert: Laboratory Payments to Referring Physicians</a></dd> <dd><a href="/web/20140705063804/https://oig.hhs.gov/oas/reports/region1/11300510.asp">The Fraud Prevention System Identified Millions in Medicare Savings, but the Department Could Strengthen Savings Data by Improving Its Procedures</a> <cite>(A-01-13-00510)</cite></dd> <dd><a href="/web/20140705063804/https://oig.hhs.gov/oas/reports/region1/11302505.asp">The Office of Community Services Did Not Fully Comply With Federal Monitoring and Reporting Requirements for the Community Services Block Grant Program</a> <cite>(A-01-13-02505)</cite></dd> <dd><a href="/web/20140705063804/https://oig.hhs.gov/oas/reports/region6/61300001.asp">Inconsistencies in States' Reporting of the Federal Share of Medicaid Drug Rebates</a> <cite>(A-06-13-00001)</cite></dd> <dd><a href="/web/20140705063804/https://oig.hhs.gov/oas/reports/region9/91302049.asp">Medicare Compliance Review of University of Washington Medical Center</a> <cite>(A-09-13-02049)</cite></dd> <dt>06-24-2014</dt> <dd><a href="/web/20140705063804/https://oig.hhs.gov/oas/reports/region2/21202002.asp">The U.S. Virgin Islands Department of Human Services May Not Have Provided Head Start Services to the Neediest Children</a> <cite>(A-02-12-02002)</cite></dd> <dd><a href="/web/20140705063804/https://oig.hhs.gov/oas/reports/region2/21101036.asp">Noninstitutional Providers in New York State Did Not Always Reconcile Account Records With Credit Balances and Report the Associated Medicaid Overpayments to the State Agency</a> <cite>(A-02-11-01036)</cite></dd> <dd><a href="/web/20140705063804/https://oig.hhs.gov/oas/reports/region1/11400501.asp">Medicare Compliance Reviews at Steward Health System Hospitals</a> <cite>(A-01-14-00501)</cite></dd> <dt>06-23-2014</dt> <dd><a href="/web/20140705063804/https://oig.hhs.gov/oei/reports/oei-04-13-00681.asp">Medicare Market Shares of Mail Order Diabetes Test Strips Immediately Prior to the National Mail Order Program</a> <cite>(OEI-04-13-00681)</cite></dd> <dt>06-19-2014</dt> <dd>Updated Civil Monetary Penalties: <ul class="tight-list"> <li><a href="/web/20140705063804/https://oig.hhs.gov/fraud/enforcement/cmp/patient_dumping.asp">Patient Dumping</a></li> </ul> </dd> <dt>06-18-2014</dt> <dd>SENTENCED: Child Support Deadbeats <a href="/web/20140705063804/https://oig.hhs.gov/fraud/child-support-enforcement/sentenced.asp#sheppard">Glen Sheppard</a> and <a href="/web/20140705063804/https://oig.hhs.gov/fraud/child-support-enforcement/sentenced.asp#wade">Richard Wade</a></dd> <dt>06-16-2014</dt> <dd><a href="/web/20140705063804/https://oig.hhs.gov/oei/reports/oei-07-14-00060.asp">Nebraska State Medicaid Fraud Control Unit: 2014 Onsite Review</a> <cite>(OEI-07-14-00060)</cite></dd> <dd><a href="/web/20140705063804/https://oig.hhs.gov/oei/reports/oei-02-14-00140.asp">Performance Data for the Senior Medicare Patrol Projects: June 2014 Performance Report</a> <cite>(OEI-02-14-00140)</cite></dd> <dd><a href="/web/20140705063804/https://oig.hhs.gov/oei/reports/oei-04-13-00680.asp">Medicare Market Share of Mail Order Diabetes Test Strips From July-September 2013</a> <cite>(OEI-04-13-00680)</cite></dd> <dt>06-13-2014</dt> <dd><a href="/web/20140705063804/https://oig.hhs.gov/oas/reports/region5/51200080.asp">Medicare Compliance Review of University of Cincinnati Medical Center for Calendar Years 2010 and 2011</a> <cite>(A-05-12-00080)</cite></dd> <dt>06-12-2014</dt> <dd><a href="/web/20140705063804/https://oig.hhs.gov/oei/reports/oei-05-14-00170.asp">Part D Plans Generally Include Drugs Commonly Used by Dual Eligibles: 2014</a> <cite>(OEI-05-14-00170)</cite></dd> <dd><a href="/web/20140705063804/https://oig.hhs.gov/oas/reports/region4/41304004.asp">The Republic of Zambia, Ministry of Health, Did Not Always Manage the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief Funds or Meet Program Goals in Accordance With Award Requirements</a> <cite>(A-04-13-04004)</cite></dd> <dt>06-11-2014</dt> <dd><a href="/web/20140705063804/https://oig.hhs.gov/fraud/child-support-enforcement/wanted.asp#hmartinez">Hector Martinez</a> and <a href="/web/20140705063804/https://oig.hhs.gov/fraud/child-support-enforcement/wanted.asp#vasolla">Alexander Vasolla</a> added to Most Wanted Deadbeats </dd> <dd><a href="/web/20140705063804/https://oig.hhs.gov/oas/reports/region7/71002776.asp">Trailblazer Health Enterprises Did Not Always Refer Medicare Cost Reports and Reconcile Outlier Payments as Required</a> <cite>(A-07-10-02776)</cite></dd> <dt>06-10-2014</dt> <dd>Podcast: <a href="/web/20140705063804/https://oig.hhs.gov/newsroom/podcasts/reports.asp#nhqoc">California's Licensing Surveys of Nursing Homes Could Not Ensure the Quality of Care for Beneficiaries</a></dd> <dd><a href="/web/20140705063804/https://oig.hhs.gov/oas/reports/region9/91202037.asp">CMS's Reliance on California's Licensing Surveys of Nursing Homes Could Not Ensure the Quality of Care Provided to Medicare and Medicaid Beneficiaries</a> <cite>(A-09-12-02037)</cite></dd> <dd><a href="/web/20140705063804/https://oig.hhs.gov/oas/reports/region7/71306043.asp">The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Paid Medicare Advantage Organizations for Services Provided to Beneficiaries Confined in Mental Health Facilities for Court-Ordered Purposes</a> <cite>(A-07-13-06043)</cite></dd> <dd><a href="/web/20140705063804/https://oig.hhs.gov/compliance/corporate-integrity-agreements/cia-documents.asp">Updated Corporate Integrity Agreement List: 5 CIAs Closed</a></dd> <dt>06-06-2014</dt> <dd><a href="/web/20140705063804/https://oig.hhs.gov/oas/reports/region6/61300014.asp">Average Manufacturer Price Determinations by Selected Drug Manufacturers Generally Were Consistent With Federal Requirements</a> <cite>(A-06-13-00014)</cite></dd> <dd><a href="/web/20140705063804/https://oig.hhs.gov/oas/reports/region5/51200028.asp">CMS's Reliance on Illinois Licensure Requirements Could Not Ensure the Quality of Care Provided to Medicaid Hospice Beneficiaries</a> <cite>(A-05-12-00028)</cite></dd> <dt>06-05-2014</dt> <dd>Updated Corporate Integrity Agreement List: <a href="/web/20140705063804/https://oig.hhs.gov/fraud/cia/agreements/Kings_Daughters_Medical_Center_05272014.pdf">Ashland Hospital Corporation d/b/a King's Daughters Medical Center</a></dd> <dt>06-04-2014</dt> <dd>WANTED: <a href="/web/20140705063804/https://oig.hhs.gov/fraud/fugitives/profiles.asp#alky">Firas Alky</a> and <a href="/web/20140705063804/https://oig.hhs.gov/fraud/fugitives/profiles.asp#errol">Errol Elrington</a></dd> <dd>CAPTURED: <a href="/web/20140705063804/https://oig.hhs.gov/fraud/fugitives/captured_profiles.asp#yusuf">Vivian Yusuf</a></dd> <dd><a href="/web/20140705063804/https://oig.hhs.gov/exclusions/exclusions_list.asp">LEIE Database Updated with May 2014 Exclusions and Reinstatements</a></dd> <dd><a href="/web/20140705063804/https://oig.hhs.gov/oei/reports/oei-04-12-00490.asp">Vulnerabilities in Medicare's Interrupted-Stay Policy for Long-Term Care Hospitals</a> <cite>(OEI-04-12-00490)</cite></dd> <dd>Updated Civil Monetary Penalties: <ul class="tight-list"> <li><a href="/web/20140705063804/https://oig.hhs.gov/fraud/enforcement/cmp/false_claims.asp">False and Fraudulent Claims</a></li> </ul> </dd> <dt>06-03-2014</dt> <dd><a href="/web/20140705063804/https://oig.hhs.gov/oas/reports/region5/51400011.asp">Indiana Incorrectly Reported Expenditures on the Form CMS-64 at the Enhanced Federal Medical Assistance Percentage Rate</a> <cite>(A-05-14-00011)</cite></dd> <dt>06-02-2014</dt> <dd>Podcast: <a href="/web/20140705063804/https://oig.hhs.gov/newsroom/podcasts/updates.asp#update514">May OIG Monthly Update</a></dd> <dd><a href="/web/20140705063804/https://oig.hhs.gov/oas/reports/region5/51200087.asp">Ohio Did Not Always Properly Claim Medicaid Reimbursement for Hospice Claims</a> <cite>(A-05-12-00087)</cite></dd> <dd><a href="/web/20140705063804/https://oig.hhs.gov/oas/reports/region6/61100060.asp">Acute-Care Hospitals in Texas Did Not Always Reconcile Invoice Records With Credit Balances and Refund to the State Agency the Associated Medicaid Overpayments</a> <cite>(A-06-11-00060)</cite></dd> </dl> <div class="contentSeparator"></div> <h2 id="0514">May</h2> <dl> <dt>05-30-2014</dt> <dd><a href="/web/20140705063804/https://oig.hhs.gov/oei/reports/oei-07-14-00131.asp">State Requirements for Conducting Background Checks on Home Health Agency Employees</a> <cite>(OEI-07-14-00131)</cite></dd> <dd><a href="/web/20140705063804/https://oig.hhs.gov/oas/reports/region3/31300201.asp">Pennsylvania's Gross Receipts Tax on Medicaid Managed Care Organizations Appears To Be an Impermissible Health-Care-Related Tax</a> <cite>(A-03-13-00201)</cite></dd> <dd><a href="/web/20140705063804/https://oig.hhs.gov/oas/reports/region7/71400434.asp">Blue Cross Blue Shield Association Did Not Claim Some Allowable Medicare Postretirement Benefit Costs for Fiscal Years 2002 Through 2010</a> <cite>(A-07-14-00434)</cite></dd> <dd><a href="/web/20140705063804/https://oig.hhs.gov/oas/reports/region4/41206158.asp">Florida Medicaid Overpaid Hospitals for Some Inpatient Services That Medicare Paid</a> <cite>(A-04-12-06158)</cite></dd> <dt>05-29-2014</dt> <dd>Podcast: <a href="/web/20140705063804/https://oig.hhs.gov/newsroom/podcasts/reports.asp#em">Improper Payments for Evaluation and Management Services Cost Medicare Billions in 2010</a></dd> <dd><a href="/web/20140705063804/https://oig.hhs.gov/oei/reports/oei-04-10-00181.asp">Improper Payments for Evaluation and Management Services Cost Medicare Billions in 2010</a> <cite>(OEI-04-10-00181)</cite></dd> <dd>Updated Civil Monetary Penalties: <ul class="tight-list"> <li><a href="/web/20140705063804/https://oig.hhs.gov/fraud/enforcement/cmp/false_claims.asp">False and Fraudulent Claims</a></li> </ul> </dd> <dt>05-28-2014</dt> <dd>Updated: <a href="/web/20140705063804/https://oig.hhs.gov/fraud/docs/falseclaimsact/Georgia.pdf">Georgia State False Claims Act Review</a></dd> <dd>Podcast: <a href="/web/20140705063804/https://oig.hhs.gov/newsroom/podcasts/reports.asp#postacute">Medicare Inappropriately Paid Hospitals' Inpatient Claims Subject to the Postacute Care Transfer Policy</a></dd> <dd><a href="/web/20140705063804/https://oig.hhs.gov/oas/reports/region9/91302036.asp">Medicare Inappropriately Paid Hospitals' Inpatient Claims Subject to the Postacute Care Transfer Policy</a> <cite>(A-09-13-02036) </cite></dd> <dt>05-27-2014</dt> <dd><a href="/web/20140705063804/https://oig.hhs.gov/reports-and-publications/archives/semiannual/2014/SAR-S14-Web-Final.pdf">Spring 2014 Semiannual Report</a></dd> <dt>05-23-2014</dt> <dd><a href="/web/20140705063804/https://oig.hhs.gov/compliance/corporate-integrity-agreements/cia-documents.asp">Updated Corporate Integrity Agreement List: 3 CIAs Added</a></dd> <dt>05-22-2014</dt> <dd><a href="/web/20140705063804/https://oig.hhs.gov/compliance/corporate-integrity-agreements/cia-documents.asp">Updated Corporate Integrity Agreement List: 2 CIAs Added</a></dd> <dt>05-21-2014</dt> <dd><a href="/web/20140705063804/https://oig.hhs.gov/newsroom/news-releases/2014/charity.asp">New Special Advisory Bulletin Provides Additional Guidance on Independent Charity Patient Assistance Programs for Federal Health Care Program Beneficiaries</a></dd> <dd><a href="/web/20140705063804/https://oig.hhs.gov/fraud/docs/alertsandbulletins/2014/independent-charity-bulletin.pdf">Supplemental Special Advisory Bulletin: Independent Charity Patient Assistance Programs </a></dd> <dt>05-20-2014</dt> <dd><a href="/web/20140705063804/https://oig.hhs.gov/testimony/docs/2014/Ritchie_testimony_05202014.pdf">Testimony of Brian P. Ritchie</a>, Acting Deputy Inspector General for Evaluation and Inspections before the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Subcommittee on Energy Policy, Health Care and Entitlements: Medicare Mismanagement: Oversight of the Federal Government Efforts to Recapture Misspent Funds</dd> <dd><a href="/web/20140705063804/https://oig.hhs.gov/testimony/docs/2014/Nudelman_testimony_05202014.pdf">Testimony of Jodi D. Nudelman</a>, Regional Inspector General for Office of Evaluation and Inspections before the House Committee on Ways and Means, Subcommittee on Health: Current Hospital Issues in the Medicare Program</dd> <dt>05-16-2014</dt> <dd><a href="/web/20140705063804/https://oig.hhs.gov/fraud/cia/agreements/Mid_Hudson_05092014.pdf">Mid Hudson Medical Group, P.C.</a> Added to Corporate Integrity Agreement List</dd> <dd><a href="/web/20140705063804/https://oig.hhs.gov/oas/reports/region4/41307038.asp">The Medicare Contractor for Jurisdiction 9 Overpaid Providers for Selected Outpatient Drugs</a> <cite>(A-04-13-07038)</cite></dd> <dt>05-13-2014</dt> <dd><a href="/web/20140705063804/https://oig.hhs.gov/authorities/docs/2014/fr-79-91.pdf">Proposed Rule: Medicare and State Health Care Programs: Fraud and Abuse; Revisions to the Office of Inspector General's Civil Monetary Penalty Rules</a></dd> <dt>05-09-2014</dt> <dd><a href="/web/20140705063804/https://oig.hhs.gov/authorities/docs/2014/2014-10390.pdf">Proposed Rule: Medicare and State Health Care Programs: Fraud and Abuse; Revisions to the Office of Inspector General's Exclusion Authorities</a></dd> <dd>Updated Civil Monetary Penalties: <ul class="tight-list"> <li><a href="/web/20140705063804/https://oig.hhs.gov/fraud/enforcement/cmp/false_claims.asp">False and Fraudulent Claims</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20140705063804/https://oig.hhs.gov/fraud/enforcement/cmp/kickback.asp">Kickback and Physician Self-Referral</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20140705063804/https://oig.hhs.gov/fraud/enforcement/cmp/patient_dumping.asp">Patient Dumping</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20140705063804/https://oig.hhs.gov/fraud/enforcement/cmp/agents_toxins.asp">Select Agents and Toxins</a></li> </ul> </dd> <dd><a href="/web/20140705063804/https://oig.hhs.gov/oas/reports/region4/41201016.asp">The University of South Florida Did Not Always Claim Costs in Accordance With Federal Regulations</a> <cite>(A-04-12-01016)</cite></dd> <dd><a href="/web/20140705063804/https://oig.hhs.gov/oas/reports/region9/91202079.asp">Idaho Did Not Bill Manufacturers for Rebates for Some Medicaid Physician-Administered Drugs</a> <cite>(A-09-12-02079)</cite></dd> <dd><a href="/web/20140705063804/https://oig.hhs.gov/oas/reports/region6/61300010.asp">The Medicare Contractors for Jurisdiction H Overpaid Providers for Selected Outpatient Drugs</a> <cite>(A-06-13-00010)</cite></dd> <dd><a href="/web/20140705063804/https://oig.hhs.gov/oas/reports/region3/31300036.asp">Morristown Medical Center Incorrectly Billed Medicare Inpatient Claims With Kwashiorkor</a> <cite>(A-03-13-00036)</cite></dd> <dd><a href="/web/20140705063804/https://oig.hhs.gov/oas/reports/region3/31300028.asp">Mount Sinai Medical Center Incorrectly Billed Medicare Inpatient Claims With Kwashiorkor</a> <cite>(A-03-13-00028)</cite></dd> <dd><a href="/web/20140705063804/https://oig.hhs.gov/oas/reports/region3/31200003.asp">Medicare Compliance Review of Robert Packer Hospital for Calendar Years 2009 Through 2011</a> <cite>(A-03-12-00003)</cite></dd> <dd><a href="/web/20140705063804/https://oig.hhs.gov/oas/reports/region1/11200516.asp">Compliance Review of Woburn Dialysis</a> <cite>(A-01-12-00516)</cite></dd> <dt>05-08-2014</dt> <dd><a href="/web/20140705063804/https://oig.hhs.gov/oas/reports/region4/41200084.asp">Medicare Compliance Review of Princeton Baptist Medical Center for Calendar Years 2010 and 2011</a> <cite>(A-04-12-00084)</cite></dd> <dd>Exclusions Waiver Added: <a href="/web/20140705063804/https://oig.hhs.gov/exclusions/files/waivers/antoon-waiver.pdf">Patrick Antoon M.D.</a></dd> <dt>05-07-2014</dt> <dd><a href="/web/20140705063804/https://oig.hhs.gov/exclusions/exclusions_list.asp">LEIE Database Updated with April 2014 Exclusions and Reinstatements</a></dd> <dd><a href="/web/20140705063804/https://oig.hhs.gov/compliance/corporate-integrity-agreements/cia-documents.asp">Updated Corporate Integrity Agreement List: 2 CIAs Closed</a></dd> <dt>05-06-2014</dt> <dd>Video: <a class="exit" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140705063804/http://www.wftv.com/news/news/local/9-investigates-medicare-payments-dead/nfm6F/">Report Finds that Medicare Paid Millions to Deceased Beneficiaries</a></dd> <dd><a href="/web/20140705063804/https://oig.hhs.gov/oas/reports/region2/21201031.asp">New York Claimed Unallowable Room-and-Board Costs Under Its Developmental Disabilities Waiver Program</a> <cite>(A-02-12-01031)</cite></dd> <dt>05-05-2014</dt> <dd>Podcast: <a href="/web/20140705063804/https://oig.hhs.gov/newsroom/podcasts/updates.asp#update414">April OIG Monthly Update</a></dd> <dt>05-02-2014</dt> <dd><a href="/web/20140705063804/https://oig.hhs.gov/oas/reports/region7/71300431.asp">Highmark Medicare Services, Inc., Understated Its Allocable Nonqualified Defined-Benefit Plan Pension Costs for Calendar Years 2008 Through 2011</a> <cite>(A-07-13-00431)</cite></dd> <dd><a href="/web/20140705063804/https://oig.hhs.gov/oas/reports/region7/71300430.asp">Highmark Medicare Services, Inc., Did Not Claim Some Allowable Nonqualified Defined-Benefit Plan Pension Costs for Fiscal Years 2003 Through 2009</a> <cite>(A-07-13-00430)</cite></dd> <dd><a href="/web/20140705063804/https://oig.hhs.gov/oas/reports/region7/71300429.asp">Highmark Medicare Services, Inc., Overstated Its Nonqualified Defined-Benefit Plan Medicare Segment Pension Assets and Overstated the Medicare Segment Excess Pension Liabilities as of January 1, 2012</a> <cite>(A-07-13-00429)</cite></dd> <dd><a href="/web/20140705063804/https://oig.hhs.gov/oas/reports/region4/41301021.asp">South Carolina Properly Obligated and Liquidated Targeted Funds Under the Child Care and Development Fund Program</a> <cite>(A-04-13-01021)</cite></dd> <dd><a href="/web/20140705063804/https://oig.hhs.gov/oas/reports/region4/41304012.asp">Medicare Compliance Review of Duke University Hospital for the Period January 1, 2011, Through September 30, 2012</a> <cite>(A-04-13-04012)</cite></dd> </dl> <div class="contentSeparator"></div> <h2 id="0414">April</h2> <dl> <dt>04-30-2014</dt> <dd><a href="/web/20140705063804/https://oig.hhs.gov/testimony/docs/2014/jarmon-testimony-0414.pdf">Testimony of Gloria Jarmon</a>, Deputy of Inspector General for Audit Services, before the House Committee on Ways and Means Subcommittee on Health: Ideas to Improve Medicare Oversight to Reduce Waste, Fraud, and Abuse</dd> <dd><a href="/web/20140705063804/https://oig.hhs.gov/oei/reports/oei-03-13-00270.asp">Compounded Drugs Under Medicare Part B: Payment and Oversight</a> <cite>(OEI-03-13-00270)</cite></dd> <dt>04-29-2014</dt> <dd>Exclusions Waiver Added: <a href="/web/20140705063804/https://oig.hhs.gov/exclusions/files/waivers/waiver-tosado.pdf">Juan A. Tosado-Polanco, M.D.</a></dd> <dd><a href="/web/20140705063804/https://oig.hhs.gov/oas/reports/region9/91202080.asp">Oregon Claimed Unallowable Federal Medicaid Reimbursement by Not Billing Manufacturers for Rebates for Some Physician-Administered Drugs</a> <cite>(A-09-12-02080)</cite></dd> <dd><a href="/web/20140705063804/https://oig.hhs.gov/oas/reports/region9/91302024.asp">Medicare Compliance Review of Sutter Medical Center, Sacramento</a> <cite>(A-09-13-02024)</cite></dd> <dd><a href="/web/20140705063804/https://oig.hhs.gov/oas/reports/region6/61300013.asp">The Medicare Contractors for Jurisdiction 6 Overpaid Providers for Selected Outpatient Drugs</a> <cite>(A-06-13-00013)</cite></dd> <dd><a href="/web/20140705063804/https://oig.hhs.gov/oas/reports/region1/11200520.asp">Medicare Compliance Review of Massachusetts General Hospital for Calendar Years 2010 and 2011</a> <cite>(A-01-12-00520)</cite></dd> <dt>04-25-2014</dt> <dd><a href="/web/20140705063804/https://oig.hhs.gov/oas/reports/region7/71301125.asp">Medicare Improperly Paid Medicare Advantage Organizations Millions of Dollars for Unlawfully Present Beneficiaries for 2010 Through 2012</a> <cite>(A-07-13-01125)</cite></dd> <dd><a href="/web/20140705063804/https://oig.hhs.gov/oas/reports/region4/41200085.asp">Georgia Did Not Always Accurately Report and Refund the Federal Share of Medicaid Collections for Calendar Years 2008 Through 2011</a> <cite>(A-04-12-00085)</cite></dd> <dt>04-23-2014</dt> <dd><a href="/web/20140705063804/https://oig.hhs.gov/oas/reports/region4/41301025.asp">The National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences Generally Administered Its Superfund Appropriations During Fiscal Year 2012 in Accordance With Federal Requirements</a> <cite>(A-04-13-01025)</cite></dd> <dt>04-22-2014</dt> <dd><a href="/web/20140705063804/https://oig.hhs.gov/oei/reports/oei-04-11-00530.asp">Vulnerabilities in the HHS Small Business Innovation Research Program</a> <cite>(OEI-04-11-00530)</cite></dd> <dt>04-21-2014</dt> <dd><a href="/web/20140705063804/https://oig.hhs.gov/oas/reports/region1/11302506.asp">Some Connecticut Child Day Care Centers Did Not Always Comply With State Health and Safety Licensing Requirements</a> <cite>(A-01-13-02506)</cite></dd> <dd><a href="/web/20140705063804/https://oig.hhs.gov/oei/reports/oei-03-12-00560.asp">Annual Fee on Branded Prescription Drug Companies Under the Affordable Care Act</a> <cite>(OEI-03-12-00560)</cite></dd> <dt>04-17-2014</dt> <dd>Podcast: <a href="/web/20140705063804/https://oig.hhs.gov/newsroom/podcasts/reports.asp#outpatient-payment">Reducing Hospital Outpatient Department Payment Rates for Ambulatory Surgical Center-Approved Procedures to Ambulatory Surgical Center Payment Rates Could Save Billions</a></dd> <dd><a href="/web/20140705063804/https://oig.hhs.gov/oas/reports/region5/51200020.asp">Medicare and Beneficiaries Could Save Billions If CMS Reduces Hospital Outpatient Department Payment Rates for Ambulatory Surgical Center-Approved Procedures to Ambulatory Surgical Center Payment Rates</a> <cite>(A-05-12-00020)</cite></dd> <dd><a href="/web/20140705063804/https://oig.hhs.gov/oei/reports/oei-09-13-00490.asp">Utah State Medicaid Fraud Control Unit: 2013 Onsite Review</a> <cite>(OEI-09-13-00490)</cite></dd> <dd><a href="/web/20140705063804/https://oig.hhs.gov/oas/reports/other/171452000.asp">U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Met Many Requirements of the Improper Payments Information Act of 2002 but Did Not Fully Comply for Fiscal Year 2013</a> <cite>(A-17-14-52000)</cite></dd> <dt>04-16-2014</dt> <dd><a href="/web/20140705063804/https://oig.hhs.gov/newsroom/podcasts/speeches.asp#hcca2014">Audio</a> and <a href="/web/20140705063804/https://oig.hhs.gov/newsroom/video/index.asp#hcca2014">Video</a>: 2014 Health Care Compliance Association Compliance Institute Keynote Address</a></dd> <dd><a href="/web/20140705063804/https://oig.hhs.gov/fraud/docs/advisoryopinions/2014/AdvOpn14-04.pdf">Advisory Opinion 14-04</a><br/> (concerning the use of a "preferred hospital" network as part of Medicare Supplemental Health Insurance ("Medigap") policies.)</dd> <dd><a href="/web/20140705063804/https://oig.hhs.gov/oas/reports/region4/41304010.asp">The University of Zambia School of Medicine Did Not Always Manage President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief Funds or Meet Program Goals in Accordance With Award Requirements</a> <cite>(A-04-13-04010)</cite></dd> <dd><a href="/web/20140705063804/https://oig.hhs.gov/oas/reports/region3/31100208.asp">Maryland Underreported the Federal Share of Medicaid Overpayment Collections</a> <cite>(A-03-11-00208)</cite></dd> <dd><a href="/web/20140705063804/https://oig.hhs.gov/oas/reports/region7/71304206.asp">Colorado Claimed Unallowable Medicaid Inpatient Supplemental Payments</a> <cite>(A-07-13-04206)</cite></dd> <dd><a href="/web/20140705063804/https://oig.hhs.gov/oas/reports/region7/71301127.asp">Medicare Improperly Paid Providers Millions of Dollars for Entitlement-Terminated Beneficiaries Who Received Services During 2010 Through 2012</a> <cite>(A-07-13-01127)</cite></dd> <dd><a href="/web/20140705063804/https://oig.hhs.gov/oas/reports/region4/41300090.asp">The Medicare Contractor for Jurisdiction 10 Overpaid Providers for Selected Outpatient Drugs</a> <cite>(A-04-13-00090)</cite></dd> <dt>04-15-2014</dt> <dd><a href="/web/20140705063804/https://oig.hhs.gov/fraud/cia/agreements/Alliance_Rehabilitation_03072014.pdf">Alliance Rehabilitation LLC</a> Addedrate Integrity Agreement List</dd> <dt>04-14-2014</dt> <dd><a href="/web/20140705063804/https://oig.hhs.gov/oei/reports/oei-09-12-00530.asp">Offshore Outsourcing of Administrative Functions by State Medicaid Agencies</a> <cite>(OEI-09-12-00530)</cite></dd> <dd><a href="/web/20140705063804/https://oig.hhs.gov/oei/reports/oei-06-13-00300.asp">Texas State Medicaid Fraud Control Unit: 2013 Onsite Review</a> <cite>(OEI-06-13-00300)</cite></dd> <dt>04-10-2014</dt> <dd>Podcast: <a href="/web/20140705063804/https://oig.hhs.gov/newsroom/podcasts/reports.asp#face">Limited Compliance With Medicare's Home Health Face-To-Face Requirement</a></dd> <dd><a href="/web/20140705063804/https://oig.hhs.gov/oei/reports/oei-01-12-00390.asp">Limited Compliance With Medicare's Home Health Face to Face Documentation Requirements</a> <cite>(OEI-01-12-00390)</cite></dd> <dt>04-09-2014</dt> <dd>New Widget: <a href="/web/20140705063804/https://oig.hhs.gov/newsroom/widgets/index.asp#report14">Report Fraud</a></dd> <dd><a href="/web/20140705063804/https://oig.hhs.gov/oas/reports/region3/31300032.asp">Oakwood Hospital and Medical Center Incorrectly Billed Medicare Inpatient Claims With Kwashiorkor</a> <cite>(A-03-13-00032)</cite></dd> <dt>04-08-2014</dt> <dd>Podcast: <a href="/web/20140705063804/https://oig.hhs.gov/newsroom/podcasts/reports.asp#dme">Durable Medical Equipment Competitive Bidding Round 1 Rebid Program</a></dd> <dd><a href="/web/20140705063804/https://oig.hhs.gov/oas/reports/region5/51200067.asp">CMS Generally Met Requirements in the Durable Medical Equipment Competitive Bidding Round 1 Rebid Program</a> <cite>(A-05-12-00067)</cite></dd> <dd><a href="/web/20140705063804/https://oig.hhs.gov/oas/reports/region7/71103167.asp">Not All of Nebraska's Controls for Its Child Care Subsidy Program Claims Were Effective</a> <cite>(A-07-11-03167)</cite></dd> <dd><a href="/web/20140705063804/https://oig.hhs.gov/oas/reports/region9/91201004.asp">Arizona Improperly Claimed Some Child Care and Development Targeted Funds</a> <cite>(A-09-12-01004)</cite></dd> <dd><a href="/web/20140705063804/https://oig.hhs.gov/exclusions/exclusions_list.asp">LEIE Database Updated with March 2014 Exclusions and Reinstatements</a></dd> <dd><a href="/web/20140705063804/https://oig.hhs.gov/fraud/docs/advisoryopinions/2014/AdvOpn14-03.pdf">Advisory Opinion 14-03</a><br/> (concerning a laboratory's arrangement with an electronic health record services vendor under which the laboratory pays a per-order fee for each test order the vendor transmits to the laboratory.)</dd> <dd><a href="/web/20140705063804/https://oig.hhs.gov/fraud/docs/advisoryopinions/2014/Notice_of_Termination_11-18.pdf">Notice of Termination for Advisory Opinion 11-18</a> <ul> <li><a href="/web/20140705063804/https://oig.hhs.gov/fraud/docs/advisoryopinions/2014/11-18_Terminated_Opinion.pdf">Terminated Advisory Opinion 11-18</a><br/> (concerning an online service that would facilitate the exchange of information between health care practitioners, providers, and suppliers.)</li> </ul></dd> <dt>04-07-2014</dt> <dd><a href="/web/20140705063804/https://oig.hhs.gov/oei/reports/oei-04-12-00420.asp">Questionable Billing for Medicare Electrodiagnostic Tests</a> <cite>(OEI-04-12-00420)</cite></dd> <dd><a href="/web/20140705063804/https://oig.hhs.gov/oei/reports/oei-07-13-00480.asp">Iowa Has Shifted Medicare Cost-Sharing for Dual Eligibles to the Federal Government</a> <cite>(OEI-07-13-00480)</cite></dd> <dt>04-04-2014</dt> <dd><a href="/web/20140705063804/https://oig.hhs.gov/reports-and-publications/medicaid-integrity/files/MIP-FY13-Final.pdf">Medicaid Integrity Program Report for FY 2013</a></dd> <dd>Updated Civil Monetary Penalties: <ul class="tight-list"> <li><a href="/web/20140705063804/https://oig.hhs.gov/fraud/enforcement/cmp/false_claims.asp">False and Fraudulent Claims</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20140705063804/https://oig.hhs.gov/fraud/enforcement/cmp/kickback.asp">Kickback and Physician Self-Referral</a></li> </ul> </dd> <dt>04-03-2014</dt> <dd><a href="/web/20140705063804/https://oig.hhs.gov/newsroom/news-releases/2014/cshm.asp">OIG Excludes Pediatric Dental Management Chain From Participation in Federal Health Care Programs</a></dd> <dt>04-02-2014</dt> <dd><a href="/web/20140705063804/https://oig.hhs.gov/compliance/corporate-integrity-agreements/cia-documents.asp">Updated Corporate Integrity Agreement List: 2 CIAs Closed</a></dd> <dt>04-01-2014</dt> <dd><a href="/web/20140705063804/https://oig.hhs.gov/fraud/cia/agreements/CVS_Caremark_03252014.pdf">CVS Caremark Corporation</a> Added to Corporate Integrity Agreement List</dd> <dd><a href="/web/20140705063804/https://oig.hhs.gov/oas/reports/region2/21001042.asp">New Jersey Claimed Excessive Medicaid Disproportionate Share Hospital Payments to Four Hospitals</a> <cite>(A-02-10-01042)</cite></dd> <dd><a href="/web/20140705063804/https://oig.hhs.gov/oas/reports/region7/71300416.asp">Highmark Medicare Services, Inc., Overstated Its Allocable Pension Costs for Calendar Years 2008 Through 2011</a> <cite>(A-07-13-00416)</cite></dd> <dd><a href="/web/20140705063804/https://oig.hhs.gov/oas/reports/region7/71300415.asp">Highmark Medicare Services, Inc., Claimed Some Unallowable Medicare Pension Costs for Fiscal Years 2003 Through 2009</a> <cite>(A-07-13-00415)</cite></dd> <dd><a href="/web/20140705063804/https://oig.hhs.gov/oas/reports/region7/71300414.asp">Highmark Medicare Services, Inc., Understated Its Medicare Segment Pension Assets and Understated the Medicare Segment Excess Pension Liabilities as of January 1, 2012</a> <cite>(A-07-13-00414)</cite></dd> <dd><a href="/web/20140705063804/https://oig.hhs.gov/oas/reports/region9/91203009.asp">Weaknesses in Idaho's Information System General Controls Over Its Medicaid Claims Processing System Increase Vulnerabilities</a> <cite>(A-09-12-03009)</cite></dd> </dl> <div class="contentSeparator"></div> <h2 id="0314">March</h2> <dl> <dt>03-31-2014</dt> <dd>Podcast: <a href="/web/20140705063804/https://oig.hhs.gov/newsroom/podcasts/updates.asp#update314">March OIG Monthly Update</a></dd> <dd><a href="/web/20140705063804/https://oig.hhs.gov/oas/reports/region9/91302028.asp">The California Medicaid Program Could Significantly Lower Payment Rates for Selected Durable Medical Equipment</a> <cite>(A-09-13-02028)</cite></dd> <dt>03-28-2014</dt> <dd><a href="/web/20140705063804/https://oig.hhs.gov/oas/reports/region4/41206154.asp">CMS Did Not Always Correctly Make Clinic Visit Payments to Hospitals</a> <cite>(A-04-12-06154)</cite></dd> <dd><a href="/web/20140705063804/https://oig.hhs.gov/oas/reports/region5/51300012.asp">Medicare Contractors for Jurisdiction 8 Overpaid Providers for Selected Outpatient Drugs</a> <cite>(A-05-13-00012)</cite></dd> <dt>03-27-2014</dt> <dd><a href="/web/20140705063804/https://oig.hhs.gov/oei/reports/oei-06-12-00031.asp">CMS System for Sharing Information About Terminated Providers Needs Improvement</a> <cite>(OEI-06-12-00031)</cite></dd> <dd><a href="/web/20140705063804/https://oig.hhs.gov/oas/reports/region4/41304005.asp">The University Teaching Hospital (in Zambia) Generally Managed the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief Funds and Met Program Goals in Accordance With Award Requirements</a> <cite>(A-04-13-04005) </cite></dd> <dd><a href="/web/20140705063804/https://oig.hhs.gov/oas/reports/region1/11200508.asp">Medicare Often Made Overpayments to New England Home Health Agencies for Claims Without Required Outcome and Assessment Information Set Data for Calendar Year 2010</a> <cite>(A-01-12-00508)</cite></dd> <dd><a href="/web/20140705063804/https://oig.hhs.gov/oas/reports/region6/61400027.asp">Medicare Compliance Reviews at Hospitals in Christus Health System</a> <cite>(A-06-14-00027)</cite></dd> <dd><a href="/web/20140705063804/https://oig.hhs.gov/oas/reports/region3/31300031.asp">University Hospitals Case Medical Center Incorrectly Billed Medicare Inpatient Claims With Kwashiorkor</a> <cite>(A-03-13-00031)</cite></dd> <dd><a href="/web/20140705063804/https://oig.hhs.gov/oas/reports/region7/71205036.asp">Medicare Compliance Review of Bryan Medical Center for Calendar Years 2010 and 2011</a> <cite>(A-07-12-05036)</cite></dd> <dd><a href="/web/20140705063804/https://oig.hhs.gov/oas/reports/region5/51300013.asp">Medicare Contractors for Jurisdiction 15 Overpaid Providers for Selected Outpatient Drugs</a> <cite>(A-05-13-00013)</cite></dd> <dd><a href="/web/20140705063804/https://oig.hhs.gov/oas/reports/region7/71300422.asp">Noridian Healthcare Solutions, LLC, Understated Its Medicare Segment Allocable Postretirement Benefit Costs and Overstated Its Other Segment Allocable Postretirement Benefit Costs for Calendar Years 2006 Through 2010</a> <cite>(A-07-13-00422)</cite></dd> <dd><a href="/web/20140705063804/https://oig.hhs.gov/oas/reports/region7/71300421.asp">Noridian Healthcare Solutions, LLC, Claimed Some Unallowable Medicare Postretirement Benefit Costs for Fiscal Years 2006 Through 2010</a> <cite>(A-07-13-00421)</cite></dd> <dd><a href="/web/20140705063804/https://oig.hhs.gov/oas/reports/region7/71300420.asp">Noridian Healthcare Solutions, LLC, Understated Its Medicare Segment Postretirement Benefit Assets as of January 1, 2011</a> <cite>(A-07-13-00420)</cite></dd> <dt>03-26-2014</dt> <dd>Podcast: <a href="/web/20140705063804/https://oig.hhs.gov/newsroom/podcasts/reports.asp#dentistry">Questionable Billing for Medicaid Pediatric Dental Services in New York</a></dd> <dd><a href="/web/20140705063804/https://oig.hhs.gov/oei/reports/oei-02-12-00330.asp">Questionable Billing for Medicaid Pediatric Dental Services in New York</a> <cite>(OEI-02-12-00330)</cite></dd> <dd><a href="/web/20140705063804/https://oig.hhs.gov/testimony/docs/2014/Martens_testimony_03262014.pdf">Testimony of Brian Martens</a>, Assistant Special Agent in Charge, Miami Region before the Senate Special Committee on Aging: Preventing Medicare Fraud: How Can We Best Protect Seniors and Taxpayers</dd> <dt>03-25-2014</dt> <dd><a href="/web/20140705063804/https://oig.hhs.gov/oei/reports/oei-03-12-00550.asp">Update: Medicare Payments for End Stage Renal Disease Drugs</a> <cite>(OEI-03-12-00550)</cite></dd> <dd><a href="/web/20140705063804/https://oig.hhs.gov/testimony/docs/2014/jarmon-testimony-0314.pdf">Testimony of Gloria Jarmon</a>, Deputy Inspector General for Audit Services, before the House Committee on Education and Workforce, Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education: The Foundation for Success: Strengthening the Child Care and Development Block Grant Program.</dd> <dt>03-24-2014</dt> <dd><a href="/web/20140705063804/https://oig.hhs.gov/oas/reports/region7/71304201.asp">The Medicare Contractor for Jurisdiction 5 Overpaid Providers for Selected Outpatient Drugs</a> <cite>(A-07-13-04201)</cite></dd> <dt>03-21-2014</dt> <dd><a href="/web/20140705063804/https://oig.hhs.gov/fraud/cia/agreements/American_Family_Care_03122014.pdf">American Family Care, Inc.</a> Added to Corporate Integrity Agreement List</dd> <dt>03-20-2014</dt> <dd><a href="/web/20140705063804/https://oig.hhs.gov/newsroom/video/2014/sandy/index.asp">Hurricane Sandy Grant and Contract Vulnerabilities</a></dd> <dd>WANTED: <a href="/web/20140705063804/https://oig.hhs.gov/fraud/fugitives/profiles.asp#grigoryan">Nuritsa Grigoryan</a></dd> <dd><a href="/web/20140705063804/https://oig.hhs.gov/fraud/child-support-enforcement/">Joseph Stroup Named Most Wanted Deadbeat</a></dd> <dd><a href="/web/20140705063804/https://oig.hhs.gov/fraud/cia/agreements/Saint_Joseph_London_01222014.pdf">Saint Joseph London</a> Added to Corporate Integrity Agreement List</dd> <dt>03-18-2014</dt> <dd><a href="/web/20140705063804/https://oig.hhs.gov/reports-and-publications/compendium/index.asp">Compendium of Priority Recommendations: March 2014 Edition</a></dd> <dd><a href="/web/20140705063804/https://oig.hhs.gov/oei/reports/oei-06-13-00200.asp">Minnesota State Medicaid Fraud Control Unit: 2013 Onsite Review</a> <cite>(OEI-06-13-00200)</cite></dd> <dt>03-18-2014</dt> <dd><a href="/web/20140705063804/https://oig.hhs.gov/newsroom/spotlight/2014/test-strips.asp">Spotlight On... Diabetes Test Strips</a></dd> <dd><a href="/web/20140705063804/https://oig.hhs.gov/oas/reports/region5/51300033.asp">State Medicaid Agencies Can Significantly Reduce Medicaid Costs for Diabetic Test Strips</a> <cite>(A-05-13-00033) </cite></dd> <dd><a href="/web/20140705063804/https://oig.hhs.gov/oas/reports/region9/91302032.asp">Results of Reviews at Three Suppliers of Diabetic Testing Supplies</a> <cite>(A-09-13-02032)</cite></dd> <dd><a href="/web/20140705063804/https://oig.hhs.gov/oei/reports/oei-03-13-00570.asp">Comparing Average Sales Prices and Average Manufacturer Prices for Medicare Part B Drugs: An Overview of 2012</a> <cite>(OEI-03-13-00570)</cite></dd> <dd><a href="/web/20140705063804/https://oig.hhs.gov/oas/reports/other/181330330.asp">Penetration Test of the Indian Health Service's Computer Network</a> <cite>(A-18-13-30330)</cite></dd> <dd><a href="/web/20140705063804/https://oig.hhs.gov/oas/reports/region5/51200035.asp">Michigan Claimed Improper Medicaid Reimbursement for Some Medicare Part B Premiums</a> <cite>(A-05-12-00035)</cite></dd> <dd><a href="/web/20140705063804/https://oig.hhs.gov/oas/reports/region1/11300005.asp">Maine Did Not Always Claim Federal Medicaid Reimbursement for Clinical Diagnostic Laboratory Services in Accordance With Requirements</a> <cite>(A-01-13-00005)</cite></dd> <dt>03-14-2014</dt> <dd>Updated: <a href="/web/20140705063804/https://oig.hhs.gov/fraud/docs/falseclaimsact/Nevada.pdf">Nevada State False Claims Act Review</a></dd> <dd><a href="/web/20140705063804/https://oig.hhs.gov/fraud/cia/agreements/Halifax_Hospital_03102014.pdf">Halifax Hospital Medical Center</a> Added to Corporate Integrity Agreement List</dd> <dd>Updated Civil Monetary Penalties: <ul class="tight-list"> <li><a href="/web/20140705063804/https://oig.hhs.gov/fraud/enforcement/cmp/kickback.asp#desser">Kickback and Physician Self-Referral</a></li> </ul> </dd> <dt>03-13-2014</dt> <dd>OpEd Column: <a href="/web/20140705063804/https://oig.hhs.gov/newsroom/news-releases/2014/drug-tested.asp">Why Aren't Doctors Drug Tested?</a></dd> <dd>ARRESTED: <a href="/web/20140705063804/https://oig.hhs.gov/fraud/child-support-enforcement/">John Crosslin</a></dd> <dt>03-12-2014</dt> <dd>Podcast: <a href="/web/20140705063804/https://oig.hhs.gov/newsroom/podcasts/reports.asp#habilitation">Medicaid Rates for Residential Habilitation Services Provided at New York State-Operated Residences</a></dd> <dd><a href="/web/20140705063804/https://oig.hhs.gov/newsroom/news-releases/2014/raia-cmp.asp">Physician Agrees to $1.5 Million Payment and 15-Year Exclusion To Settle Civil Monetary Penalty Case</a></dd> <dd><a href="/web/20140705063804/https://oig.hhs.gov/oas/reports/region2/21301008.asp">Medicaid Rates for Residential Habilitation Services Provided at New York State-Operated Residences Are Excessive</a> <cite>(A-02-13-01008)</cite></dd> <dt>03-11-2014</dt> <dd>Updated Civil Monetary Penalties: <ul class="tight-list"> <li><a href="/web/20140705063804/https://oig.hhs.gov/fraud/enforcement/cmp/false_claims.asp">False and Fraudulent Claims</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20140705063804/https://oig.hhs.gov/fraud/enforcement/cmp/patient_dumping.asp">Patient Dumping</a></li> </ul> </dd> <dt>03-10-2014</dt> <dd>Updated Corporate Integrity Agreements: <a href="/web/20140705063804/https://oig.hhs.gov/compliance/corporate-integrity-agreements/cia-documents.asp">3 New CIAs Added</a></dd> <dd><a href="/web/20140705063804/https://oig.hhs.gov/oas/reports/region3/31300014.asp">Butler Memorial Hospital Incorrectly Billed Medicare Inpatient Claims With Kwashiorkor</a> <cite>(A-03-13-00014)</cite></dd> <dd><a href="/web/20140705063804/https://oig.hhs.gov/oas/reports/region7/71205037.asp">Medicare Compliance Review of Nebraska Medical Center for Calendar Years 2010 and 2011</a> <cite>(A-07-12-05037)</cite></dd> <dd><a publish_date="03/07/2014" href="/web/20140705063804/https://oig.hhs.gov/oei/reports/oei-06-13-00340.asp">Medicaid Fraud Control Units Fiscal Year 2013 Annual Report</a> <cite>(OEI-06-13-00340)</cite></dd> <dd>Medicaid Fraud Control Units 2013 Statistics <a href="/web/20140705063804/https://oig.hhs.gov/fraud/medicaid-fraud-control-units-mfcu/maps/interactive-map2013.asp">Interactive Map</a> and <a href="/web/20140705063804/https://oig.hhs.gov/fraud/medicaid-fraud-control-units-mfcu/expenditures_statistics/fy2013-statistical-chart.htm">Chart</a></dd> <dt>03-07-2014</dt> <dd>Updated Corporate Integrity Agreements: <a href="/web/20140705063804/https://oig.hhs.gov/compliance/corporate-integrity-agreements/cia-documents.asp">6 Closed, 1 Modified</a></dd> <dd><a href="/web/20140705063804/https://oig.hhs.gov/reports-and-publications/archives/budget/files/FY2015_HHSOIG_Congressional_Justification.pdf">FY 2015 Congressional Budget Justification</a></dd> <dd><a href="/web/20140705063804/https://oig.hhs.gov/reports-and-publications/archives/budget/files/FY2014_HHSOIG_Operating_Plan.pdf">Operating Plan for FY 2014</a></dd> <dd><a href="/web/20140705063804/https://oig.hhs.gov/oas/reports/region6/61200068.asp">Medicare Compliance Review of Christus Santa Rosa Hospital for the Period January 1, 2010, Through June 30, 2012</a> <cite>(A-06-12-00068)</cite></dd> <dd><a href="/web/20140705063804/https://oig.hhs.gov/oas/reports/region6/61300020.asp">Medicare Compliance Review of Christus Hospital - St. Elizabeth for the Period January 1, 2010, Through June 30, 2012</a> <cite>(A-06-13-00020)</cite></dd> <dd><a href="/web/20140705063804/https://oig.hhs.gov/oas/reports/region6/61300019.asp">Medicare Compliance Review of Christus St. Frances Cabrini Hospital for the Period January 1, 2010, Through June 30, 2012</a> <cite>(A-06-13-00019)</cite></dd> <dt>03-06-2014</dt> <dd><a href="/web/20140705063804/https://oig.hhs.gov/exclusions/exclusions_list.asp">LEIE Database Updated with February 2014 Exclusions and Reinstatements</a></dd> <dd><a href="/web/20140705063804/https://oig.hhs.gov/oas/reports/region7/71400433.asp">High-Risk Security Vulnerabilities Identified During Reviews of Information Technology General Controls at State Medicaid Agencies</a> <cite>(A-07-14-00433)</cite></dd> <dt>03-05-2014</dt> <dt>03-04-2014</dt> <dd><a href="/web/20140705063804/https://oig.hhs.gov/testimony/docs/2014/vito_testimony_03042014.pdf">Testimony of Robert A. Vito</a>, Regional Inspector General for Evaluation and Inspections, Office of Inspector General, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services before the House Committee on Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health: Keeping the Promise: How Better Managing Medicare Can Protect Seniors</dd> <dd><a href="/web/20140705063804/https://oig.hhs.gov/oei/reports/oei-03-13-00030.asp">Less Than Half of Part D Sponsors Voluntarily Reported Data on Potential Fraud and Abuse</a> <cite>(OEI-03-13-00030)</cite></dd> <dd><a href="/web/20140705063804/https://oig.hhs.gov/oei/reports/oei-03-11-00720.asp">CMS Regularly Reviews Part C Reporting Requirements Data, But Its Followup and Use of the Data Are Limited</a> <cite>(OEI-03-11-00720)</cite></dd> <dt>03-03-2014</dt> <dd>Podcast: <a href="/web/20140705063804/https://oig.hhs.gov/newsroom/podcasts/reports.asp#adverse14">Adverse Events in Skilled Nursing Facilities</a></dd> <dd><a href="/web/20140705063804/https://oig.hhs.gov/oei/reports/oei-06-11-00370.asp">Adverse Events in Skilled Nursing Facilities: National Incidence Among Medicare Beneficiaries</a> <cite>(OEI-06-11-00370)</cite></dd> <dd><a href="/web/20140705063804/https://oig.hhs.gov/oas/reports/region1/11300501.asp">Medicare Compliance Review of Good Samaritan Medical Center</a> <cite>(A-01-13-00501)</cite></dd> </dl> <div class="contentSeparator"></div> <h2 id="0214">February</h2> <dl> <dt>02-27-2014</dt> <dd><a href="/web/20140705063804/https://oig.hhs.gov/compliance/corporate-integrity-agreements/cia-documents.asp">Updated Corporate Integrity Agreement List: Three New CIAs Added</a></dd> <dd><a href="/web/20140705063804/https://oig.hhs.gov/oas/reports/region3/31300015.asp">WellSpan York Hospital Incorrectly Billed Medicare Inpatient Claims With Kwashiorkor</a> <cite>(A-03-13-00015)</cite></dd> <dd><a href="/web/20140705063804/https://oig.hhs.gov/oas/reports/region6/61300004.asp">Ben Taub Hospital Claimed Unallowable Medicare Reimbursement for Hospital Outpatient Dental Services</a> <cite>(A-06-13-00004)</cite></dd> <dt>02-26-2014</dt> <dd>Health Care Fraud and Abuse Control Program Report <a href="/web/20140705063804/https://oig.hhs.gov/publications/docs/hcfac/FY2013-hcfac.pdf">Fiscal Year 2013</a></dd> <dd>Captured Fugitive: <a href="/web/20140705063804/https://oig.hhs.gov/fraud/fugitives/captured_profiles.asp#ehernan">Ernesto Hernandez</a></dd> <dd><a href="/web/20140705063804/https://oig.hhs.gov/reports-and-publications/portfolio/oig-121401.asp">Review Of The Food And Drug Administration's Computer Monitoring Of Certain Employees In Its Center For Devices And Radiological Health</a> <cite>(OIG-12-14-01)</cite></dd> <dt>02-25-2014</dt> <dd>Updated Civil Monetary Penalties: <ul class="tight-list"> <li><a href="/web/20140705063804/https://oig.hhs.gov/fraud/enforcement/cmp/false_claims.asp">False and Fraudulent Claims</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20140705063804/https://oig.hhs.gov/fraud/enforcement/cmp/kickback.asp">Kickback and Physician Self-Referral</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20140705063804/https://oig.hhs.gov/fraud/enforcement/cmp/patient_dumping.asp">Patient Dumping</a></li> </ul> </dd> <dt>02-24-2014</dt> <dd><a href="/web/20140705063804/https://oig.hhs.gov/about-oig/careers/ocig_brochure/fall2014-ocig-externship.pdf">2014 Fall OIG Legal Extern Position</a></dd> <dd><a href="/web/20140705063804/https://oig.hhs.gov/fraud/cia/agreements/Endo_Pharmaceuticals_02212014.pdf">Endo Pharmaceuticals Inc.</a> Added to Corporate Integrity Agreement List</dd> <dt>02-21-2014</dt> <dd><a href="/web/20140705063804/https://oig.hhs.gov/fraud/cia/agreements/EndoGastric_Solutions_02112014.pdf">EndoGastric Solutions, Inc.</a> Added to Corporate Integrity Agreement List</dd> <dd><a href="/web/20140705063804/https://oig.hhs.gov/oas/reports/region3/31300029.asp">Palmetto Health Baptist Hospital Incorrectly Billed Medicare Inpatient Claims With Kwashiorkor</a> <cite>(A-03-13-00029)</cite></dd> <dd>State False Claim Act Reviews Updated: <a href="/web/20140705063804/https://oig.hhs.gov/fraud/state-false-claims-act-reviews/index.asp#letters">New York</a></dd> <dt>02-20-2014</dt> <dd><a href="/web/20140705063804/https://oig.hhs.gov/fraud/docs/advisoryopinions/2014/AdvOpn14-02.pdf">Advisory Opinion 14-02</a><br/> (concerning the use of "preferred hospital" networks as part of certain Medicare Supplemental Health Insurance ("Medigap") policies.)</dd> <dd><a href="/web/20140705063804/https://oig.hhs.gov/newsroom/news-releases/2014/drug-cmp.asp">Drug Testing Company to Pay $5 Million Civil Money Penalty Settlement</a></dd> <dd><a href="/web/20140705063804/https://oig.hhs.gov/fraud/cia/agreements/Medicus_Laboratories_02142014.pdf">Medicus Laboratories</a> Added to Corporate Integrity Agreement List</dd> <dt>02-19-2014</dt> <dd>Podcast: <a href="/web/20140705063804/https://oig.hhs.gov/newsroom/podcasts/reports.asp#drg">Expanding the DRG Window</a></dd> <dd><a href="/web/20140705063804/https://oig.hhs.gov/oei/reports/oei-05-12-00480.asp">Medicare and Beneficiaries Could Realize Substantial Savings If the DRG Window Were Expanded</a> <cite>(OEI-05-12-00480)</cite></dd> <dt>02-14-2014</dt> <dd><a href="/web/20140705063804/https://oig.hhs.gov/fraud/fugitives/profiles.asp#kurdy">Yousef Kurdy</a> added to Most Wanted Fugitives List</dd> <dd>Pleaded Guilty: <a href="/web/20140705063804/https://oig.hhs.gov/fraud/child-support-enforcement/status.asp#essary">Randy Lee Essary</a></dd> <dd><a href="/web/20140705063804/https://oig.hhs.gov/oas/reports/region1/11200517.asp">Compliance Review of Lowell General Hospital's Methuen Dialysis Facility</a> <cite>(A-01-12-00517)</cite></dd> <dd><a href="/web/20140705063804/https://oig.hhs.gov/oas/reports/region4/41106145.asp">South Carolina Medicaid Overpaid Hospitals for Some Inpatient Services That Medicare Paid</a> <cite>(A-04-11-06145)</cite></dd> <dt>02-12-2014</dt> <dd><a href="/web/20140705063804/https://oig.hhs.gov/oas/reports/region2/21201007.asp">New York State Made Unallowable Medicaid Fee-for-Service Payments for Beneficiaries Also Enrolled in Medicaid Managed Care</a> <cite>(A-02-12-01007)</cite></dd> <dd><a href="/web/20140705063804/https://oig.hhs.gov/oas/reports/region1/11300503.asp">Medicare Compliance Review of UMass Memorial Medical Center for Calendar Years 2010 and 2011</a> <cite>(A-01-13-00503)</cite></dd> <dd><a href="/web/20140705063804/https://oig.hhs.gov/oas/reports/region3/31300012.asp">The Medicare Contractors for Jurisdiction 12 Overpaid Providers for Selected Outpatient Drugs</a> <cite>(A-03-13-00012)</cite></dd> <dd><a href="/web/20140705063804/https://oig.hhs.gov/oas/reports/region3/31300011.asp">The Medicare Contractors for Jurisdiction 11 Overpaid Providers for Selected Outpatient Drugs</a> <cite>(A-03-13-00011)</cite></dd> <dd><a href="/web/20140705063804/https://oig.hhs.gov/oas/reports/region6/61200030.asp">Medicare Compliance Review of Baylor All Saints Medical Center at Fort Worth for Calendar Years 2010 and 2011</a> <cite>(A-06-12-00030)</cite></dd> <dd><a href="/web/20140705063804/https://oig.hhs.gov/oas/reports/region4/41306166.asp">Kentucky Did Not Pay Some Line Items on Medicaid Claims in Accordance With Its Medicaid National Correct Coding Initiative Methodologies</a> <cite>(A-04-13-06166)</cite></dd> <dd><a href="/web/20140705063804/https://oig.hhs.gov/oas/reports/region3/31203302.asp">Review of Douglas Consulting and Computer Services, Inc., Claimed Costs for Calendar Years 2008 Through 2011</a> <cite>(A-03-12-03302)</cite></dd> <dt>02-11-2014</dt> <dd><a href="/web/20140705063804/https://oig.hhs.gov/oas/reports/region3/31300033.asp">Mercy Medical Center Incorrectly Billed Medicare Inpatient Claims With Kwashiorkor</a> <cite>(A-03-13-00033)</cite></dd> <dd><a href="/web/20140705063804/https://oig.hhs.gov/oas/reports/region7/71303191.asp">Utah Did Not Properly Pay Some Medicare Deductibles and Coinsurance</a> <cite>(A-07-13-03191)</cite></dd> <dd><a href="/web/20140705063804/https://oig.hhs.gov/oas/reports/region6/61300016.asp">TrailBlazer Claimed Medicare Part B Administrative Costs in Accordance With Federal Requirements</a> <cite>(A-06-13-00016)</cite></dd> <dd><a href="/web/20140705063804/https://oig.hhs.gov/oas/reports/region5/51300015.asp">The Minnesota Medicaid Program Could Significantly Lower Payment Rates for Selected Durable Medical Equipment and Supplies</a> <cite>(A-05-13-00015)</cite></dd> <dt>02-10-2014</dt> <dd><a href="/web/20140705063804/https://oig.hhs.gov/oas/reports/region7/71206035.asp">Medicare Improperly Paid Millions of Dollars for Prescription Drugs Provided to Incarcerated Beneficiaries During 2006 Through 2010</a> <cite>(A-07-12-06035)</cite></dd> <dd><a href="/web/20140705063804/https://oig.hhs.gov/oas/reports/region7/71201118.asp">Missouri Did Not Always Correctly Claim Costs for Medicaid Family Planning Drugs for Calendar Years 2009 and 2010</a> <cite>(A-07-12-01118)</cite></dd> <dd><a href="/web/20140705063804/https://oig.hhs.gov/oas/reports/region9/91302009.asp">The Medicare Contractors for Jurisdiction E Overpaid Providers for Selected Outpatient Drugs</a> <cite>(A-09-13-02009)</cite></dd> <dd><a href="/web/20140705063804/https://oig.hhs.gov/oas/reports/region9/91302003.asp">The Medicare Contractor for Jurisdiction F Overpaid Providers for Selected Outpatient Drugs</a> <cite>(A-09-13-02003)</cite></dd> <dd><a href="/web/20140705063804/https://oig.hhs.gov/oas/reports/region3/31300035.asp">Christus Saint Vincent Regional Medical Center Incorrectly Billed Medicare Inpatient Claims With Kwashiorkor</a> <cite>(A-03-13-00035)</cite></dd> <dt>02-07-2014</dt> <dd><a href="/web/20140705063804/https://oig.hhs.gov/exclusions/exclusions_list.asp">LEIE Database Updated with January 2014 Exclusions and Reinstatements</a></dd> <dd><a href="/web/20140705063804/https://oig.hhs.gov/oas/reports/region4/41303075.asp">Medicare Compliance Review of Medical University of South Carolina for the Period January 1, 2011, Through June 30, 2012</a> <cite>(A-04-13-03075)</cite></dd> <dt>02-06-2014</dt> <dd><a href="/web/20140705063804/https://oig.hhs.gov/newsroom/outlook/index.asp">OIG Outlook 2014</a></dd> <dt>02-05-2014</dt> <dd>Podcast: <a href="/web/20140705063804/https://oig.hhs.gov/newsroom/podcasts/reports.asp#pharmacy">Contract Pharmacy Arrangements in the 340B Drug Discount Program</a></dd> <dd><a href="/web/20140705063804/https://oig.hhs.gov/oei/reports/oei-05-13-00431.asp">Contract Pharmacy Arrangements in the 340B Program</a> <cite>(OEI-05-13-00431)</cite></dd> <dd><a href="/web/20140705063804/https://oig.hhs.gov/foia/documents/annual_report/fy2013_foia_annual_report.pdf" target="_blank">Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) Annual Report FY 2013</a></dd> <dd><a href="/web/20140705063804/https://oig.hhs.gov/compliance/corporate-integrity-agreements/cia-documents.asp">Updated Corporate Integrity Agreement List: CIAs Closed</a></dd> <dt>02-03-2014</dt> <dd>Podcast: <a href="/web/20140705063804/https://oig.hhs.gov/newsroom/podcasts/updates.asp#update114">January OIG Monthly Update</a></dd> <dd>Captured Fugitive: <a href="/web/20140705063804/https://oig.hhs.gov/fraud/fugitives/captured_profiles.asp#hhernandez">Hector Hernandez</a></dd> </dl> <div class="contentSeparator"></div> <h2 id="0114">January</h2> <dl> <dt>01-31-2014</dt> <dd><a href="/web/20140705063804/https://oig.hhs.gov/reports-and-publications/workplan/index.asp#current">OIG Releases 2014 Work Plan</a></dd> <dd><a href="/web/20140705063804/https://oig.hhs.gov/oas/reports/region4/41406173.pdf">Letter to Office of Management and Budget Director to Meet Requirements of Government Charge Card Abuse Prevention Act of 2012 Regarding Agency Progress Implementing Recommendations on Charge-Card-Related Findings</a> <cite>(A-04-14-06173)</cite></dd> <dd><a href="/web/20140705063804/https://oig.hhs.gov/oei/reports/oei-09-11-00430.asp">Disclosure and Accounting of Protected Records by CMS Between 2006 and 2011</a> <cite>(OEI-09-11-00430)</cite></dd> <dt>01-30-2014</dt> <dd>Podcast: <a href="/web/20140705063804/https://oig.hhs.gov/newsroom/podcasts/reports.asp#wtc">World Trade Center Health Program</a></dd> <dd><a href="/web/20140705063804/https://oig.hhs.gov/oas/reports/region2/21102003.asp">World Trade Center Health Program: CDC Should Strengthen Efforts To Monitor and Evaluate Clinic Compliance With Contract Terms</a> <cite>(A-02-11-02003)</cite></dd> <dd><a href="/web/20140705063804/https://oig.hhs.gov/oei/reports/oei-09-11-00380.asp">Progress in Electronic Health Record Implementation Through HRSA Grants to Health Center Controlled Networks</a> <cite>(OEI-09-11-00380)</cite></dd> <dd><a href="/web/20140705063804/https://oig.hhs.gov/oei/reports/oei-09-13-00070.asp">Michigan State Medicaid Fraud Control Unit: 2013 Onsite Review</a> <cite>(OEI-09-13-00070)</cite></dd> <dt>01-27-2014</dt> <dd><a href="/web/20140705063804/https://oig.hhs.gov/oei/reports/oei-07-12-00710.asp">State Medicaid Program Efforts to Control Costs for Disposable Incontinence Supplies</a> <cite>(OEI-07-12-00710)</cite></dd> <dt>01-24-2014</dt> <dd><a href="/web/20140705063804/https://oig.hhs.gov/oei/reports/oei-03-12-00600.asp">Over Four Million Medicare Summary Notices Mailed to Beneficiaries Were Not Delivered in 2012</a> <cite>(OEI-03-12-00600)</cite></dd> <dt>01-23-2014</dt> <dd><a href="/web/20140705063804/https://oig.hhs.gov/fraud/fugitives/profiles.asp#durrani">Abubakar Durrani</a> added to Most Wanted Fugitives List</dd> <dt>01-22-2014</dt> <dd>Medicaid Fraud Control Units <a href="/web/20140705063804/https://oig.hhs.gov/fraud/medicaid-fraud-control-units-mfcu/files/mfcu_budget_calendar.pdf">2014 Budget Calendar</a></dd> <dd><a href="/web/20140705063804/https://oig.hhs.gov/fraud/cia/agreements/Elie_Korban_11082013.pdf">Korban, Elie H., M.D.</a> Added to Corporate Integrity Agreement List</dd> <dd><a href="/web/20140705063804/https://oig.hhs.gov/fraud/docs/advisoryopinions/2014/AdvOpn14-01.pdf">Advisory Opinion 14-01</a><br/> (concerning contracts under which a placement agency is compensated for referring new residents to senior communities where they may eventually receive services paid for by Federal health care programs.)</dd> <dt>01-17-2014</dt> <dd><a href="/web/20140705063804/https://oig.hhs.gov/oas/reports/region5/51200039.asp">Jersey City, New Jersey, Did Not Always Comply With Early Retiree Reinsurance Program Requirements </a> <cite>(A-05-12-00039)</cite></dd> <dd><a href="/web/20140705063804/https://oig.hhs.gov/oas/reports/region1/181330100.asp">Review of Medicare Contractor Information Security Program Evaluations for Fiscal Year 2011</a> <cite>(A-18-13-30100)</cite></dd> <dd><a href="/web/20140705063804/https://oig.hhs.gov/oas/reports/region7/71301124.asp">Medicare Compliance Review of Memorial Hospital for Calendar Years 2010 and 2011</a> <cite>(A-07-13-01124)</cite></dd> <dd><a href="/web/20140705063804/https://oig.hhs.gov/oas/reports/region1/11300500.asp">Medicare Compliance Review of Morton Hospital for Calendar Years 2010 and 2011</a> <cite>(A-01-13-00500)</cite></dd> <dt>01-16-2014</dt> <dd><a href="/web/20140705063804/https://oig.hhs.gov/oei/reports/oei-09-12-00090.asp">Medicare Claims Administration Contractors' Error Rate Reduction Plans</a> <cite>(OEI-09-12-00090)</cite></dd> <dd>Podcast: <a href="/web/20140705063804/https://oig.hhs.gov/newsroom/podcasts/reports.asp#maryland">Review of Maryland's Federal Medicaid Withdrawals</a></dd> <dt>01-15-2014</dt> <dd><a href="/web/20140705063804/https://oig.hhs.gov/fraud/cia/agreements/wright_medical_technology_inc_09292010_amendment.pdf">Microport Orthopedic, Inc.</a> Added to Corporate Integrity Agreement List</dd> <dt>01-13-2014</dt> <dd><a href="/web/20140705063804/https://oig.hhs.gov/oas/reports/region7/71205024.asp">Medicare Payments for Vacuum Erection Systems Are More Than Twice as Much as the Amounts Paid for the Same or Similar Devices by Non-Medicare Payers</a> <cite>(A-07-12-05024)</cite></dd> <dd><a href="/web/20140705063804/https://oig.hhs.gov/fraud/cia/agreements/Ravi_Sharma_12132013.pdf">Sharma, Ravi, M.D.</a> Added to Corporate Integrity Agreement List</dd> <dt>01-10-2014</dt> <dd><a href="/web/20140705063804/https://oig.hhs.gov/oas/reports/region4/41208018.asp">Kentucky Did Not Correctly Calculate Payment Rates for Private Facilities or Report Cost Settlement Adjustments to CMS</a> <cite>(A-04-12-08018) </cite></dd> <dd><a href="/web/20140705063804/https://oig.hhs.gov/oas/reports/region7/71300419.asp">Noridian Healthcare Solutions, LLC, Overstated Its Allocable Pension Costs for Calendar Years 2006 Through 2010</a> <cite>(A-07-13-00419) </cite></dd> <dd><a href="/web/20140705063804/https://oig.hhs.gov/oas/reports/region7/71300418.asp">Noridian Healthcare Solutions, LLC, Claimed Some Unallowable Medicare Pension Costs for Fiscal Years 2006 Through 2010</a> <cite>(A-07-13-00418)</cite></dd> <dd><a href="/web/20140705063804/https://oig.hhs.gov/oas/reports/region7/71201120.asp">Medicare Compliance Review of Heartland Regional Medical Center for Calendar Years 2010 and 2011</a> <cite>(A-07-12-01120)</cite></dd> <dd><a href="/web/20140705063804/https://oig.hhs.gov/oas/reports/region6/61300002.asp">Texas' Experience Rebate Provision in Managed Care Contracts Were Administered in Accordance with Federal, State, and Contractual Requirements</a> <cite>(A-06-13-00002)</cite></dd> <dt>01-09-2014</dt> <dd>Podcast: <a href="/web/20140705063804/https://oig.hhs.gov/newsroom/podcasts/reports.asp#mac">Medicare Administrative Contractors' Performance</a></dd> <dd><a href="/web/20140705063804/https://oig.hhs.gov/oei/reports/oei-03-11-00740.asp">Medicare Administrative Contractors' Performance</a> <cite>(OEI-03-11-00740)</cite></dd> <dd><a href="/web/20140705063804/https://oig.hhs.gov/oas/reports/region3/31200250.asp">Pennsylvania Generally Claimed Allowable Community Services Block Grant Recovery Act Costs for Community Action Program of Lancaster County</a> <cite>(A-03-12-00250)</cite></dd> <dd><a href="/web/20140705063804/https://oig.hhs.gov/oas/reports/region9/91202085.asp">Medicare Could Have Saved Millions if Organ Procurement Organizations Had Correctly Reported Procurement of Double Lungs as Two Organs</a> <cite>(A-09-12-02085)</cite></dd> <dd><a href="/web/20140705063804/https://oig.hhs.gov/oas/reports/region2/21201009.asp">Most of New Jersey's Claims for Medicaid Supported Employment Services Were Unallowable</a> <cite>(A-02-12-01009)</cite></dd> <dd><a href="/web/20140705063804/https://oig.hhs.gov/oas/reports/region5/51200053.asp">CMS Should Improve Oversight for the Transfer of True Out-of-Pocket Costs Between Part D Plans</a> <cite>(A-05-12-00053)</cite></dd> <dt>01-08-2014</dt> <dd>Podcast: <a href="/web/20140705063804/https://oig.hhs.gov/newsroom/podcasts/reports.asp#ehr14">Fraud Safeguards in Electronic Health Records</a></dd> <dd><a href="/web/20140705063804/https://oig.hhs.gov/oei/reports/oei-01-11-00571.asp">CMS and Its Contractors Have Adopted Few Program Integrity Practices To Address Vulnerabilities in EHRs</a> <cite>(OEI-01-11-00571)</cite></dd> <dd><a href="/web/20140705063804/https://oig.hhs.gov/oei/reports/oei-01-11-00500.asp">Local Coverage Determinations Create Inconsistency in Medicare Coverage</a> <cite>(OEI-01-11-00500)</cite></dd> <dd><a href="/web/20140705063804/https://oig.hhs.gov/exclusions/exclusions_list.asp">LEIE Database Updated with December 2013 Exclusions and Reinstatements</a></dd> <dt>01-07-2014</dt> <dd><a href="/web/20140705063804/https://oig.hhs.gov/newsroom/news-releases/2014/dme.asp">Diabetes Durable Medical Equipment Supplier, Telemarketing Company, and Their Owner-Executives Agree to Exclusions in Settlements with OIG</a></dd> <dt>01-06-2014</dt> <dd>Podcast: <a href="/web/20140705063804/https://oig.hhs.gov/newsroom/podcasts/updates.asp#update0114">December 2013 OIG Update</a></dd> <dd><a href="/web/20140705063804/https://oig.hhs.gov/compliance/corporate-integrity-agreements/cia-documents.asp">Updated Corporate Integrity Agreement List: 1 CIA Closed</a></dd> </dl> <div class="contentSeparator"></div> <h2 id="dec">December</h2> <dl> <dt>12-27-2013</dt> <dd><a publish_date="12/26/2013" href="/web/20140705063804/https://oig.hhs.gov/oei/reports/oei-02-13-00360.asp">Vermont Medicaid Fraud Control Unit: 2013 Onsite Review</a> <cite>(OEI-02-13-00360)</cite></dd> <dd><a href="/web/20140705063804/https://oig.hhs.gov/authorities/docs/2013/2013-30924.pdf">Final Rule: Medicare and State Health Care Programs: Fraud and Abuse; Electronic Health Records Safe Harbor Under the Anti-Kickback Statute</a></dd> <dd><a href="/web/20140705063804/https://oig.hhs.gov/authorities/docs/2013/2013-30429.pdf">Solicitation of New Safe Harbors and Special Fraud Alerts</a></dd> <dt>12-23-2013</dt> <dd><a href="/web/20140705063804/https://oig.hhs.gov/reports-and-publications/archives/semiannual/2013/SAR-F13-OS.pdf">Fall 2013 Semiannual Report</a></dd> <dd><a href="/web/20140705063804/https://oig.hhs.gov/oei/reports/oei-05-12-00081.asp">Services Provided at Critical Access Hospitals in 2011 Report</a> <cite>(OEI-05-12-00081)</cite></dd> <dd><a href="/web/20140705063804/https://oig.hhs.gov/oei/reports/oei-01-11-00550.asp">The ESRD Beneficiary Grievance Process Report</a> <cite>(OEI-01-11-00550)</cite></dd> <dd><a href="/web/20140705063804/https://oig.hhs.gov/oas/reports/region7/71300417.asp">Noridian Healthcare Solutions, LLC, Understated Its Medicare Segment Pension Assets as of January 1, 2011</a> <cite>(A-07-13-00417)</cite></dd> <dd><a href="/web/20140705063804/https://oig.hhs.gov/oas/reports/region7/71303189.asp">Colorado Did Not Properly Pay Some Medicare Part B Deductibles and Coinsurance</a> <cite>(A-07-13-03189)</cite></dd> <dd><a href="/web/20140705063804/https://oig.hhs.gov/oas/reports/region4/41206159.asp">Georgia Did Not Pay Some Line Items on Medicaid Claims in Accordance With Its Medicaid National Correct Coding Initiative Methodologies</a> <cite>(A-04-12-06159)</cite></dd> <dd><a href="/web/20140705063804/https://oig.hhs.gov/oas/reports/region9/91202084.asp">Hawaii Did Not Comply With Some Provisions of the QUEST Expanded Medicaid Demonstration Project When Determining Eligibility for Federal Reimbursement of Uncompensated Care Costs</a> <cite>(A-09-12-02084)</cite></dd> <dt>12-20-2013</dt> <dd>Podcast: <a href="/web/20140705063804/https://oig.hhs.gov/newsroom/podcasts/reports.asp#payments">Reviews of Clinicians Tied to High Cumulative Payments Could Strengthen Medicare Integrity Efforts</a></dd> <dd><a href="/web/20140705063804/https://oig.hhs.gov/oas/reports/region1/11100511.asp">Reviews of Clinicians Associated With High Cumulative Payments Could Improve Medicare Program Integrity Efforts</a> <cite>(A-01-11-00511)</cite></dd> <dd><a href="/web/20140705063804/https://oig.hhs.gov/oas/reports/region6/61200051.asp">Maryland Withdrew Excessive Federal Medicaid Funds for Fiscal Years 2009 Through 2011</a> <cite>(A-06-12-00051)</cite></dd> <dd><a href="/web/20140705063804/https://oig.hhs.gov/authorities/docs/2013/DelegationofAuthority12192013.pdf">Delegation of Authority</a></dd> <dt>12-18-2013</dt> <dd><a href="/web/20140705063804/https://oig.hhs.gov/newsroom/spotlight/2013/cmhc.asp">Spotlight On Fighting Fraud at Community Mental Health Centers</a></dd> <dt>12-17-2013</dt> <dd><a href="/web/20140705063804/https://oig.hhs.gov/reports-and-publications/top-challenges/2013/">2013 Top Management & Performance Challenges</a></dd> <dt>12-13-2013</dt> <dd><a href="/web/20140705063804/https://oig.hhs.gov/compliance/corporate-integrity-agreements/cia-documents.asp">Updated Corporate Integrity Agreement List: 3 CIAs Closed</a></dd> <dt>12-10-2013</dt> <dd><a href="/web/20140705063804/https://oig.hhs.gov/exclusions/exclusions_list.asp">LEIE Database Updated with November 2013 Exclusions and Reinstatements</a></dd> <dd><a href="/web/20140705063804/https://oig.hhs.gov/compliance/corporate-integrity-agreements/cia-documents.asp">Updated Corporate Integrity Agreement List: Three New CIAs Added</a></dd> <dd><a href="/web/20140705063804/https://oig.hhs.gov/oei/reports/oei-01-11-00570.asp">Not All Recommended Fraud Safeguards Have Been Implemented in Hospital EHR Technology</a> <cite>(OEI-01-11-00570)</cite></dd> <dd><a href="/web/20140705063804/https://oig.hhs.gov/oas/reports/region4/41208013.asp">Medicare Compliance Review of St. Vincent's Medical Center for Calendar Years 2009 and 2010</a> <cite>(A-04-12-08013)</cite></dd> <dd><a href="/web/20140705063804/https://oig.hhs.gov/oas/reports/region1/11200528.asp">Medicare Compliance Review of St. Elizabeth's Medical Center for Calendar Years 2010 and 2011</a> <cite>(A-01-12-00528)</cite></dd> <dd><a href="/web/20140705063804/https://oig.hhs.gov/oas/reports/region5/51200089.asp">The Council on Rural Service Programs, Inc., Claimed Unallowable Head Start Costs</a> <cite>(A-05-12-00089)</cite></dd> <dt>12-05-2013</dt> <dd><a href="/web/20140705063804/https://oig.hhs.gov/oas/reports/region9/91302035.asp">Noridian Healthcare Solutions, LLC, Inappropriately Paid Hospitals' Medicare Claims Subject to the Postacute Care Transfer Policy in Jurisdiction 2</a> <cite>(A-09-13-02035)</cite></dd> <dt>12-04-2013</dt> <dd><a href="/web/20140705063804/https://oig.hhs.gov/oas/reports/region4/41207032.asp">Medicare Compliance Review of JFK Medical Center for Calendar Years 2009 and 2010</a> <cite>(A-04-12-07032)</cite></dd> <dd><a href="/web/20140705063804/https://oig.hhs.gov/oas/reports/region4/41105025.asp">The Office for Civil Rights Did Not Meet All Federal Requirements in Its Oversight and Enforcement of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act Security Rule</a> <cite>(A-04-11-05025)</cite></dd> <dt>12-03-2013</dt> <dd><a href="/web/20140705063804/https://oig.hhs.gov/newsroom/podcasts/updates.asp#update1113">November 2013 OIG Monthly Update</a></dd> <dt>12-02-2013</dt> <dd><a href="/web/20140705063804/https://oig.hhs.gov/fraud/docs/advisoryopinions/2013/AdvOpn13-19.pdf">Advisory Opinion 13-19</a><br/> (concerning patient assistance programs that provide funding for premium assistance and certain other medical expenses to [disease redacted] patients in financial need.)</dd> <dd><a href="/web/20140705063804/https://oig.hhs.gov/oas/reports/region3/31200200.asp">Maryland Claimed Unallowable Federal Reimbursement for Some Medicaid Physician-Administered Drugs</a> <cite>(A-03-12-00200) </cite></dd> </dl> <div class="contentSeparator"></div> <h2 id="nov">November</h2> <dl> <dt>11-29-2013</dt> <dd>Podcast: <a href="/web/20140705063804/https://oig.hhs.gov/newsroom/podcasts/reports.asp#herceptin">Contractors Overpaid Millions to Providers for Herceptin</a></dd> <dd><a href="/web/20140705063804/https://oig.hhs.gov/oas/reports/region5/51300024.asp">Medicare Contractors Nationwide Overpaid Millions to Providers for Full Vials of Herceptin</a> <cite>(A-05-13-00024)</cite></dd> <dd><a href="/web/20140705063804/https://oig.hhs.gov/oas/reports/region1/11202507.asp">Connecticut Often Did Not Comply With Federal Adoption Assistance Requirements</a> <cite>(A-01-12-02507)</cite></dd> <dt>11-27-2013</dt> <dd><a href="/web/20140705063804/https://oig.hhs.gov/fraud/docs/advisoryopinions/2013/AdvOpn13-18.pdf">Advisory Opinion 13-18</a><br/> (concerning an ambulance supplier's response to a request for proposals for the provision of all emergency ambulance services.)</dd> <dd><a href="/web/20140705063804/https://oig.hhs.gov/oas/reports/region7/71205030.asp">Medicare Compliance Review of Mercy Medical Center in Mason City for Calendar Years 2010 and 2011</a> <cite>(A-07-12-05030)</cite></dd> <dd><a href="/web/20140705063804/https://oig.hhs.gov/oas/reports/region9/91202072.asp">Diep Chiropractic Wellness, Inc., Received Unallowable Medicare Payments for Chiropractic Services</a> <cite>(A-09-12-02072)</cite></dd> <dd><a href="/web/20140705063804/https://oig.hhs.gov/oas/reports/region2/21001039.asp">New York Claimed Some Unallowable Costs for Assistive Technology Services Under the State's Developmental Disabilities Waiver Program</a> <cite>(A-02-10-01039)</cite></dd> <dd><a href="/web/20140705063804/https://oig.hhs.gov/oas/reports/region7/71205028.asp">Medicare Compliance Review of Mercy Medical Center in Des Moines for Calendar Years 2009 and 2010</a> <cite>(A-07-12-05028)</cite></dd> <dd><a href="/web/20140705063804/https://oig.hhs.gov/oas/reports/region6/61300003.asp">Parkland Health and Hospital System Claimed Unallowable Medicare Reimbursement for Hospital Outpatient Dental Services</a> <cite>(A-06-13-00003)</cite></dd> <dt>11-25-2013</dt> <dd><a href="/web/20140705063804/https://oig.hhs.gov/fraud/cia/agreements/Synthes_First_Amendment_11012013.pdf">November 1, 2013 Amendment</a> to the CIA <a href="/web/20140705063804/https://oig.hhs.gov/fraud/cia/agreements/synthes_inc_09232010.pdf">Synthes, Inc.</a></dd> <dt>11-22-2013</dt> <dd>Captured Fugitive Update: <a href="/web/20140705063804/https://oig.hhs.gov/fraud/fugitives/captured_profiles.asp#echavez">Francisco Chavez Pleads Guilty</a></dd> <dd><a href="/web/20140705063804/https://oig.hhs.gov/oas/reports/region6/61300034.asp">Arkansas Properly Reported the Affordable Care Act Portion of Medicaid Drug Rebates</a> <cite>(A-06-13-00034)</cite></dd> <dd><a href="/web/20140705063804/https://oig.hhs.gov/oas/reports/region7/71201107.asp">Medicare Compliance Review of University of Utah Hospital for Calendar Years 2009 and 2010</a> <cite>(A-07-12-01107)</cite></dd> <dd><a href="/web/20140705063804/https://oig.hhs.gov/oas/reports/region9/91202049.asp">Oregon Generally Claimed Federal Medicaid Reimbursement for Money Follows the Person Program Expenditures in Compliance With Federal and State Requirements but Internal Controls Should Be Strengthened</a> <cite>(A-09-12-02049)</cite></dd> <dt>11-21-2013</dt> <dd><a href="/web/20140705063804/https://oig.hhs.gov/reports-and-publications/strategic-plan/index.asp">OIG Strategic Plan 2014-2018</a></dd> <dd><a href="/web/20140705063804/https://oig.hhs.gov/fraud/docs/advisoryopinions/2013/AdvOpn13-17.pdf">Advisory Opinion 13-17</a><br/> (concerning a proposal to use tax revenues to cover out-of-pocket amounts owed for county-operated emergency ambulance services received by non-residents.)</dd> <dt>11-20-2013</dt> <dd><a href="/web/20140705063804/https://oig.hhs.gov/fraud/cia/agreements/Filyn_Corporation_11072013.pdf">Lynch Ambulance</a>/Filyn Corporation, and <a href="/web/20140705063804/https://oig.hhs.gov/fraud/cia/agreements/Sabine_Optical_11062013.pdf">The Vision Center</a>/Sabine Optical Laboratories, Inc. Added to Corporate Integrity Agreement List</dd> <dt>11-19-2013</dt> <dd>Podcast: <a href="/web/20140705063804/https://oig.hhs.gov/newsroom/podcasts/reports.asp#rates">Nursing Home Resident Hospitalizations Merit Additional Monitoring</a></dd> <dd><a href="/web/20140705063804/https://oig.hhs.gov/oei/reports/oei-06-11-00040.asp">Medicare Nursing Home Resident Hospitalization Rates Merit Additional Monitoring</a> <cite>(OEI-06-11-00040)</cite></dd> <dt>11-18-2013</dt> <dd><a href="/web/20140705063804/https://oig.hhs.gov/oas/reports/region5/51300014.asp">Ohio Exceeded the 5-Percent Limit for Claiming Child Care Development Fund Administrative Expenditures </a> <cite>(A-05-13-00014)</cite></dd> <dt>11-14-2013</dt> <dd>Podcast: <a href="/web/20140705063804/https://oig.hhs.gov/newsroom/podcasts/index.asp#fnrrisk">Federal News Radio: Incorporating Risk Management and Assessment to Maximize Resources and Results</a></dd> <dd><a href="/web/20140705063804/https://oig.hhs.gov/oei/reports/oei-06-10-00520.asp">Medicare Hospital Outlier Payments Warrant Increased Scrutiny</a> <cite>(OEI-06-10-00520)</cite></dd> <dd><a href="/web/20140705063804/https://oig.hhs.gov/oei/reports/oei-01-11-00520.asp">Biospecimen Research: Meeting Basic Human Subjects Protection Requirements and Communicating Informational</a> <cite>(OEI-01-11-00520)</cite></dd> <dd><a href="/web/20140705063804/https://oig.hhs.gov/fraud/docs/advisoryopinions/2013/AdvOpn13-16.pdf">Advisory Opinion 13-16</a><br/> (concerning a health insurer's proposal to pay the Medicare Part B premium costs for Medicare-eligible individuals with End-Stage Renal Disease who are enrolled in a group health plan offered by the insurer and receiving dialysis services.)</dd> <dt>11-13-2013</dt> <dd><a href="/web/20140705063804/https://oig.hhs.gov/oei/reports/oei-09-10-00270.asp">State and CMS Oversight of the Medicaid Managed Care Credentialing Process</a> <cite>(OEI-09-10-00270)</cite></dd> <dd>State False Claim Act Reviews Updated: <a href="/web/20140705063804/https://oig.hhs.gov/fraud/state-false-claims-act-reviews/index.asp#letters">Minnesota and Delaware</a></dd> <dt>11-12-2013</dt> <dd><a href="/web/20140705063804/https://oig.hhs.gov/fraud/docs/advisoryopinions/2013/AdvOpn13-15.pdf">Advisory Opinion 13-15</a><br/> (concerning an anesthesia services provider's proposal to contract with a psychiatry practice group to provide anesthesia services in connection with electroconvulsive therapy procedures at a hospital.)</dd> <dt>11-08-2013</dt> <dd>Updated Civil Monetary Penalties: <ul class="tight-list"> <li><a href="/web/20140705063804/https://oig.hhs.gov/fraud/enforcement/cmp/false_claims.asp">False and Fraudulent Claims</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20140705063804/https://oig.hhs.gov/fraud/enforcement/cmp/kickback.asp">Kickback and Physician Self-Referral</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20140705063804/https://oig.hhs.gov/fraud/enforcement/cmp/patient_dumping.asp">Patient Dumping</a></li> </ul> </dd> <dt>11-07-2013</dt> <dd><a href="/web/20140705063804/https://oig.hhs.gov/compliance/corporate-integrity-agreements/cia-documents.asp">Closed Corporate Integrity Agreement: Walgreen Co. and First Amendment to the CIA</a></dd> <dd><a href="/web/20140705063804/https://oig.hhs.gov/reports-and-publications/recovery/index.asp">August and September Recovery Act Oversight Reports Posted</a></dd> <dt>11-06-2013</dt> <dd><a href="/web/20140705063804/https://oig.hhs.gov/exclusions/exclusions_list.asp">LEIE Database Updated with October 2013 Exclusions and Reinstatements</a></dd> <dd><a href="/web/20140705063804/https://oig.hhs.gov/fraud/cia/agreements/Advanced_Cardiology_Center_10082013.pdf">Advanced Cardiology Center</a>, Choudry, Mubashar, M.D., Ijaz, Moshin, M.D., Lal, Pankaj, M.D. Added to Corporate Integrity Agreement List</dd> <dt>11-05-2013</dt> <dd>Podcast: <a href="/web/20140705063804/https://oig.hhs.gov/newsroom/podcasts/reports.asp#ccdf">Child Care and Development Fund: Monitoring of Licensed Child Care Providers</a></dd> <dd><a href="/web/20140705063804/https://oig.hhs.gov/oei/reports/oei-07-10-00230.asp">Child Care and Development Fund: Monitoring of Licensed Child Care Providers</a> <cite>(OEI-07-10-00230)</cite></dd> <dt>11-04-2013</dt> <dd>Podcast: <a href="/web/20140705063804/https://oig.hhs.gov/newsroom/podcasts/updates.asp#update1104">October OIG Monthly Update</a></dd> <dd><a href="/web/20140705063804/https://oig.hhs.gov/fraud/cia/agreements/Johnson_Johnson_10312013.pdf">Johnson & Johnson</a> Added to Corporate Integrity Agreement List</dd> <dt>11-01-2013</dt> <dd><a href="/web/20140705063804/https://oig.hhs.gov/oas/reports/region7/71300408.asp">National Government Services, Inc., Understated Its Medicare Segment Pension Assets as of January 1, 2010</a> <cite>(A-07-13-00408)</cite></dd> <dd><a href="/web/20140705063804/https://oig.hhs.gov/oas/reports/region7/71300409.asp">National Government Services, Inc., Claimed Some Unallowable Medicare Pension Costs for Fiscal Years 2003 Through 2006</a> <cite>(A-07-13-00409)</cite></dd> <dd><a href="/web/20140705063804/https://oig.hhs.gov/oas/reports/region3/31203300.asp">Costs Claimed by Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center Under National Institutes of Health Contract Number HHSN292200900002C Were Generally Allowable.</a> <cite>(A-03-12-03300)</cite></dd> </dl> <div class="contentSeparator"></div> <h2 id="oct">October</h2> <dl> <dt>10-31-2013</dt> <dd>Podcast: <a href="/web/20140705063804/https://oig.hhs.gov/newsroom/podcasts/reports.asp#deceased">Medicare Payments Made on Behalf of Deceased Beneficiaries in 2011</a></dd> <dd><a href="/web/20140705063804/https://oig.hhs.gov/oei/reports/oei-04-12-00130.asp">Medicare Payments Made on Behalf of Deceased Beneficiaries in 2011</a> <cite>(OEI-04-12-00130)</cite></dd> <dd><a href="/web/20140705063804/https://oig.hhs.gov/oas/reports/region7/71206038.asp">Medicare Improperly Paid Millions of Dollars for Prescription Drugs Provided to Unlawfully Present Beneficiaries During 2009 Through 2011</a> <cite>(A-07-12-06038)</cite></dd> <dd><a href="/web/20140705063804/https://oig.hhs.gov/oas/reports/region7/71305039.asp">National Government Services, Inc., Paid Unallowable Lower Limb Prosthetics Claims</a> <cite>(A-07-13-05039)</cite></dd> <dd><a href="/web/20140705063804/https://oig.hhs.gov/oas/reports/region3/31206106.asp">Medicare Compliance Review of Mary Washington Hospital for Calendar Years 2009 Through 2011</a> <cite>(A-03-12-06106)</cite></dd> <dt>10-29-2013</dt> <dd><a href="/web/20140705063804/https://oig.hhs.gov/oas/reports/region3/31200251.asp">Virginia Properly Obligated and Liquidated Most Targeted Funds Under the Child Care and Development Fund Program</a> <cite>(A-03-12-00251)</cite></dd> <dd><a href="/web/20140705063804/https://oig.hhs.gov/oas/reports/region7/71304204.asp">Colorado Improperly Claimed Some Medicaid Costs for Hospice Services Provided by Evercare Hospice & Palliative Care</a> <cite>(A-07-13-04204)</cite></dd> <dd><a href="/web/20140705063804/https://oig.hhs.gov/oas/reports/region3/31206103.asp">Medicare Compliance Review Of MedStar Washington Hospital Center</a> <cite>(A-03-12-06103)</cite></dd> <dd><a href="/web/20140705063804/https://oig.hhs.gov/oas/reports/region6/61200057.asp">Louisiana Improperly Claimed Some Child Care and Development Fund Targeted Funds</a> <cite>(A-06-12-00057)</cite></dd> <dd><a href="/web/20140705063804/https://oig.hhs.gov/oas/reports/region5/51300041.asp">Wayne State University Claimed Allowable Costs Under National Institutes of Health Grant No. R01NS039860</a> <cite>(A-05-13-00041)</cite></dd> <dd>State False Claim Act Reviews Updated: <a href="/web/20140705063804/https://oig.hhs.gov/fraud/state-false-claims-act-reviews/index.asp#letters">Colorado, Montana, and Rhode Island</a></dd> <dt>10-25-2013</dt> <dd><a href="/web/20140705063804/https://oig.hhs.gov/oas/reports/region2/21101003.asp">New York Improperly Claimed Medicaid Reimbursement for Orthodontic Services to Beneficiaries in New York City</a> <cite>(A-02-11-01003)</cite></dd> <dd><a href="/web/20140705063804/https://oig.hhs.gov/oas/reports/region2/21202003.asp">Economic Opportunity Commission of Nassau County, Inc., Claimed Some Unallowable Head Start Costs</a> <cite>(A-02-12-02003)</cite></dd> <dd><a href="/web/20140705063804/https://oig.hhs.gov/oas/reports/other/181230420.asp">Information Security Weaknesses Pose Risk to Operations and the Mission of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)</a> <cite>(A-18-12-30420)</cite></dd> <dd><a href="/web/20140705063804/https://oig.hhs.gov/faqs/exclusions-faq.asp#doma">Exclusion Authority FAQ Update </a></dd> <dt>10-24-2013</dt> <dd><a href="/web/20140705063804/https://oig.hhs.gov/oei/reports/oei-01-11-00660.asp">Spinal Devices Supplied by Physician-Owned Distributors: Overview of Prevalence and Use</a> <cite>(OEI-01-11-00660)</cite></dd> <dd><a href="/web/20140705063804/https://oig.hhs.gov/oas/reports/region2/21102020.asp">New York State Claimed Unallowable Community Services Block Grant Recovery Act Costs for Action for a Better Community, Inc. </a> <cite>(A-02-11-02020)</cite></dd> <dt>10-23-2013</dt> <dd><a href="/web/20140705063804/https://oig.hhs.gov/oas/reports/region6/61100055.asp">Neighborhood Centers, Inc., Claimed Unallowable Head Start Costs</a> <cite>(A-06-11-00055)</cite></dd> <dd><a href="/web/20140705063804/https://oig.hhs.gov/oei/reports/oei-09-12-00450.asp">Nevada State Medicaid Fraud Control Unit: 2012 Onsite Review</a> <cite>(OEI-09-12-00450)</cite></dd> <dt>10-22-2013</dt> <dd><a href="/web/20140705063804/https://oig.hhs.gov/fraud/fugitives/profiles.asp#other-fugitives">Five Fugitives Added to OIG's Most Wanted List</a></dd> <dd><a href="/web/20140705063804/https://oig.hhs.gov/fraud/docs/advisoryopinions/2013/AdvOpn13-14.pdf">Advisory Opinion 13-14</a><br/> (concerning a proposal whereby a county would not bill bona fide county residents otherwise applicable cost-sharing amounts due in connection with emergency ambulance services provided by the local fire department and a volunteer rescue company, but would instead use tax revenues to cover the unpaid cost-sharing amounts.)</dd> <dt>10-21-2013</dt> <dd>Podcast: <a href="/web/20140705063804/https://oig.hhs.gov/newsroom/podcasts/reports.asp#homecare">Family Day Care Home Providers and State Health and Safety License Requirements</a></dd> <dt>10-18-2013</dt> <dd><a href="/web/20140705063804/https://oig.hhs.gov/about-oig/careers/ocig_brochure/2014-Spring-Legal-Extern-Positions.pdf">2014 Spring OIG Legal Extern Position</a></dd> <dd><a href="/web/20140705063804/https://oig.hhs.gov/oei/reports/oei-09-12-00700.asp">Montana State Medicaid Fraud Control Unit: 2012 Onsite Review</a> <cite>(OEI-09-12-00700)</cite></dd> <dt>10-15-2013</dt> <dd><a href="/web/20140705063804/https://oig.hhs.gov/fraud/docs/advisoryopinions/2013/AdvOpn13-13.pdf">Advisory Opinion 13-13</a><br/> (concerning a non-profit community health services organization's proposal to begin billing Medicaid for dental services provided to its patients, while continuing to provide free dental services to uninsured and underinsured financially needy children.)</dd> <dd><a href="/web/20140705063804/https://oig.hhs.gov/fraud/cia/agreements/Scott_Ellender_Budget_Optical_09302013.pdf">Scott Ellender, O.D.</a> Added to Corporate Integrity Agreement List</dd> <dd><a href="/web/20140705063804/https://oig.hhs.gov/oas/reports/region7/71300426.asp">HealthNow New York, Inc., Did Not Claim Some Allowable Medicare Part B Pension Costs for Fiscal Years 2007 Through 2009</a> <cite>(A-07-13-00426)</cite></dd> <dd><a href="/web/20140705063804/https://oig.hhs.gov/oas/reports/region7/71300425.asp">HealthNow New York, Inc., Understated Its Medicare Part B Segment Pension Assets and Understated Medicare's Share of the Medicare Segment Excess Pension Liabilities as of January 1, 2009</a> <cite>(A-07-13-00425)</cite></dd> <dd><a href="/web/20140705063804/https://oig.hhs.gov/oas/reports/region3/31206105.asp">Medicare Compliance Review of UPMC Presbyterian Shadyside for Calendar Years 2008 Through 2011</a> <cite>(A-03-12-06105)</cite></dd> <dt>10-10-2013</dt> <dd><a href="/web/20140705063804/https://oig.hhs.gov/oas/reports/region5/51200030.asp">Medicare Compliance Review of University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics for Calendar Years 2008 Through 2010</a> <cite>(A-05-12-00030)</cite></dd> <dt>10-09-2013</dt> <dd><a href="/web/20140705063804/https://oig.hhs.gov/oei/reports/oei-05-12-00340.asp">Questionable Billing for Polysomnography Services</a> <cite>(OEI-05-12-00340)</cite></dd> <dd>Updated Civil Monetary Penalties: <ul class="tight-list"> <li><a href="/web/20140705063804/https://oig.hhs.gov/fraud/enforcement/cmp/false_claims.asp">False and Fraudulent Claims</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20140705063804/https://oig.hhs.gov/fraud/enforcement/cmp/kickback.asp">Kickback and Physician Self-Referral</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20140705063804/https://oig.hhs.gov/fraud/enforcement/cmp/patient_dumping.asp">Patient Dumping</a></li> </ul> </dd> <dt>10-08-2013</dt> <dd><a href="/web/20140705063804/https://oig.hhs.gov/exclusions/exclusions_list.asp">LEIE Database Updated with September 2013 Exclusions and Reinstatements</a></dd> <dd><a href="/web/20140705063804/https://oig.hhs.gov/oas/reports/region4/41207033.asp">Medicare Compliance Review of University of Miami Hospital</a> <cite>(A-04-12-07033)</cite></dd> <dt>10-07-2013</dt> <dd><a href="/web/20140705063804/https://oig.hhs.gov/oei/reports/oei-07-13-00080.asp">West Virginia State Medicaid Fraud Control Unit: 2013 Onsite Review</a> <cite>(OEI-07-13-00080)</cite></dd> <dt>10-04-2013</dt> <dd><a href="/web/20140705063804/https://oig.hhs.gov/compliance/corporate-integrity-agreements/cia-documents.asp">Updated Corporate Integrity Agreement List: CIAs Closed</a></dd> <dt>10-03-2013</dt> <dd>Podcast: <a href="/web/20140705063804/https://oig.hhs.gov/newsroom/podcasts/reports.asp#firstlevel">First Level of the Medicare Appeals Process</a></dd> <dd><a href="/web/20140705063804/https://oig.hhs.gov/oei/reports/oei-01-12-00150.asp">The First Level of the Medicare Appeals Process, 2008-2012: Volume, Outcomes, and Timeliness</a> <cite>(OEI-01-12-00150)</cite></dd> <dd><a href="/web/20140705063804/https://oig.hhs.gov/oas/reports/region5/51100040.asp">Indiana Claimed Medicaid Reimbursement for High-Dollar Inpatient Services That Were Unallowable</a> <cite>(A-05-11-00040)</cite></dd> <dt>10-01-2013</dt> <dd><a href="/web/20140705063804/https://oig.hhs.gov/oas/reports/region1/11202504.asp">Connecticut Family Day Care Home Providers Did Not Always Comply With State Health and Safety Licensing Requirements</a> <cite>(A-01-12-02504)</cite></dd> <dd><a href="/web/20140705063804/https://oig.hhs.gov/oas/reports/region2/21101008.asp">New York State Improperly Claimed Medicaid Reimbursement for Some Home Health Services Claims Submitted by Certified Home Health Agencies</a> <cite>(A-02-11-01008)</cite></dd> <dd><a href="/web/20140705063804/https://oig.hhs.gov/oas/reports/region6/61200059.asp">Oklahoma Complied With the Federal Medicaid Requirements for Billing Manufacturers for Rebates for Physician-Administered Drugs</a> <cite>(A-06-12-00059)</cite></dd> </dl> <div class="contentSeparator"></div> <h2 id="sept">September</h2> <dl> <dt>09-30-2013</dt> <dd>Podcast: <a href="/web/20140705063804/https://oig.hhs.gov/newsroom/podcasts/updates.asp#update0913">September OIG Monthly Update</a></dd> <dt>09-25-2013</dt> <dd><a publish_date="09/24/2013" href="/web/20140705063804/https://oig.hhs.gov/oei/reports/oei-09-12-00350.asp">Utilization of Medicare Ambulance Transports, 2002-2011</a> <cite>(OEI-09-12-00350)</cite></dd> <dd><a href="/web/20140705063804/https://oig.hhs.gov/oas/reports/region9/91202066.asp">Medicare Incorrectly Paid Hospitals for Beneficiaries Who Had Not Received 96 or More Hours of Mechanical Ventilation</a> <cite>(A-09-12-02066)</cite></dd> <dd><a href="/web/20140705063804/https://oig.hhs.gov/oas/reports/region5/51200029.asp">Illinois Did Not Always Properly Claim Medicaid Reimbursement for Hospice Claims</a> <cite>(A-05-12-00029)</cite></dd> <dt>09-24-2013</dt> <dd>New Widget: <a href="/web/20140705063804/https://oig.hhs.gov/newsroom/widgets/index.asp">Beware of Health Insurance Marketplace Scams</a></dd> <dt>09-23-2013</dt> <dd>Captured Fugitive: <a href="/web/20140705063804/https://oig.hhs.gov/fraud/fugitives/captured_profiles.asp#egede">Peter Pedro Egede</a></dd> <dd><a href="/web/20140705063804/https://oig.hhs.gov/oei/reports/oei-06-12-00720.asp">Arkansas State Medicaid Fraud Control Unit: 2013 Onsite Review</a> <cite>(OEI-06-12-00720)</cite></dd> <dt>09-20-2013</dt> <dd><a href="/web/20140705063804/https://oig.hhs.gov/oei/reports/oei-04-10-00480.asp">FDA's Clearance of Medical Devices Through the 510(k) Process</a> <cite>(OEI-04-10-00480)</cite></dd> <dd><a href="/web/20140705063804/https://oig.hhs.gov/oas/reports/region3/30900003.asp">Bravo Health Pennsylvania, Inc. (Contract H3949), Submitted Many Diagnoses to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services That Did Not Comply With Federal Requirements for Calendar Year 2007</a> <cite>(A-03-09-00003)</cite></dd> <dd><a href="/web/20140705063804/https://oig.hhs.gov/oas/reports/region5/50700036.asp">Wisconsin Improperly Claimed Federal Medicaid Reimbursement for Most Residential Care Center Payments</a> <cite>(A-05-07-00036)</cite></dd> <dd><a href="/web/20140705063804/https://oig.hhs.gov/oas/reports/region1/11300002.asp">Medicaid Hospice General Inpatient Payments to Home and Hospice Care of Rhode Island Did Not Always Meet Federal and State Requirements</a> <cite>(A-01-13-00002)</cite></dd> <dd><a href="/web/20140705063804/https://oig.hhs.gov/oas/reports/region4/41108002.asp">Tallahassee Memorial HealthCare, Inc., Submitted Incomplete Quality Measure Data to CMS</a> <cite>(A-04-11-08002)</cite></dd> <dd><a href="/web/20140705063804/https://oig.hhs.gov/oas/reports/region5/51300040.asp">Wayne State University Claimed Allowable Costs Under National Institutes of Health Grant No. R01NS064976</a> <cite>(A-05-13-00040)</cite></dd> <dt>09-19-2013</dt> <dd>Podcast: <a href="/web/20140705063804/https://oig.hhs.gov/newsroom/podcasts/reports.asp#statistics">Transformed Medicaid Statistical Information System</a></dd> <dd><a href="/web/20140705063804/https://oig.hhs.gov/oei/reports/oei-05-12-00610.asp">Early Outcomes Show Limited Progress for the Transformed Medicaid Statistical Information System</a> <cite>(OEI-05-12-00610)</cite></dd> <dd><a href="/web/20140705063804/https://oig.hhs.gov/oei/reports/oei-02-13-00020.asp">New Jersey Medicaid Fraud Control Unit: 2013 Onsite Review</a> <cite>(OEI-02-13-00020)</cite></dd> <dd><a href="/web/20140705063804/https://oig.hhs.gov/compliance/corporate-integrity-agreements/cia-documents.asp">Updated Corporate Integrity Agreement List: Three New CIAs Added</a></dd> <dt>09-18-2013</dt> <dd><a href="/web/20140705063804/https://oig.hhs.gov/exclusions/exclusions_list.asp">LEIE Database Updated with August 2013 Exclusions and Reinstatements</a></dd> <dd>Consumer Alert: <a href="/web/20140705063804/https://oig.hhs.gov/fraud/consumer-alerts/alerts/marketplace.asp">Consumer Fraud in the Health Insurance Marketplace</a></dd> <dd>Podcast: <a href="/web/20140705063804/https://oig.hhs.gov/newsroom/podcasts/reports.asp#marketplace">Consumer Fraud in the Health Insurance Marketplace</a></dd> <dt>09-16-2013</dt> <dd>Captured Fugitive: <a href="/web/20140705063804/https://oig.hhs.gov/fraud/fugitives/captured_profiles.asp#carmeng">Carmen Gonzalez</a></dd> <dt>09-13-2013</dt> <dd><a href="/web/20140705063804/https://oig.hhs.gov/oas/reports/region3/31200203.asp">Maryland Claimed Costs for Unallowable Room and Board and Other Residential Habilitation Costs Under Its Community Pathways Waiver Program</a> <cite>(A-03-12-00203)</cite></dd> <dt>09-12-2013</dt> <dd><a href="/web/20140705063804/https://oig.hhs.gov/reports-and-publications/recovery/index.asp">July Recovery Act Oversight Monthly Report Posted</a></dd> <dd>Updated Civil Monetary Penalties: <ul class="tight-list"> <li><a href="/web/20140705063804/https://oig.hhs.gov/fraud/enforcement/cmp/false_claims.asp">False and Fraudulent Claims</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20140705063804/https://oig.hhs.gov/fraud/enforcement/cmp/patient_dumping.asp">Patient Dumping</a></li> </ul> </dd> <dt>09-11-2013</dt> <dd><a href="/web/20140705063804/https://oig.hhs.gov/testimony/docs/2013/daly_testimony_09112013.pdf">Testimony of Kay Daly</a>, Assistant Inspector General for Audit Services, before the House Committee on Homeland Security, Subcommittee on Cybersecurity, Infrastructure Protection and Security Technologies - "The Threat to Americans' Personal Information: A Look Into the Security and Reliability of the Health Exchange Data Hub"</dd> <dd><a href="/web/20140705063804/https://oig.hhs.gov/oas/reports/region7/71205031.asp">Medicare Compliance Review of Sanford Medical Center in Fargo for Calendar Years 2010 and 2011</a> <cite>(A-07-12-05031)</cite></dd> <dd><a href="/web/20140705063804/https://oig.hhs.gov/oas/reports/region2/21201010.asp">New Jersey Medicaid Program Could Achieve Savings by Reducing Home Blood-Glucose Test Strip Prices</a> <cite>(A-02-12-01010)</cite></dd> <dd><a href="/web/20140705063804/https://oig.hhs.gov/oas/reports/region2/21101038.asp">New York Claimed Hospital-Based Continuing Day Treatment Services That Were Not in Compliance With Federal and State Requirements</a> <cite>(A-02-11-01038)</cite></dd> <dt>09-10-2013</dt> <dd><a href="/web/20140705063804/https://oig.hhs.gov/oei/reports/OEI-12-12-00260.asp">Medicare Could Collect Billions If Pharmaceutical Manufacturers Were Required To Pay Rebates for Part B Drugs</a> <cite>(OEI-12-12-00260)</cite></dd> <dd><a href="/web/20140705063804/https://oig.hhs.gov/oas/reports/region1/11200523.asp">Medicare Compliance Review of Southcoast Hospitals Group for Calendar Years 2010 and 2011</a> <cite>(A-01-12-00523)</cite></dd> <dd><a href="/web/20140705063804/https://oig.hhs.gov/oas/reports/region6/61200034.asp">Medicare Compliance Review of Tulane Medical Center of New Orleans for Calendar Years 2010 and 2011</a> <cite>(A-06-12-00034)</cite></dd> <dd><a href="/web/20140705063804/https://oig.hhs.gov/oas/reports/region6/61200029.asp">Medicare Compliance Review of St. Joseph Regional Health Center for Calendar Years 2009 and 2010</a> <cite>(A-06-12-00029)</cite></dd> <dd><a href="/web/20140705063804/https://oig.hhs.gov/oas/reports/region6/61100018.asp">Salary and Nonsalary Costs Claimed by the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center Were Allowable</a> <cite>(A-06-11-00018)</cite></dd> <dd><a href="/web/20140705063804/https://oig.hhs.gov/oas/reports/region7/71205035.asp">Durable Medical Equipment Claims Paid by Noridian Healthcare Solutions, LLC, Did Not Always Meet the Requirements of the Local Coverage Determination for Lower Limb Prostheses</a> <cite>(A-07-12-05035) </cite></dd> <dd><a href="/web/20140705063804/https://oig.hhs.gov/oas/reports/region5/51200024.asp">National Health Laboratory Service Did Not Always Manage President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief Funds or Meet Program Goals in Accordance With Award Requirements</a> <cite>(A-05-12-00024)</cite></dd> <dd><a href="/web/20140705063804/https://oig.hhs.gov/oas/reports/region5/51200022.asp">The South African National Department of Health Did Not Always Manage President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief Funds or Meet Program Goals in Accordance With Award Requirements</a> <cite>(A-05-12-00022)</cite></dd> <dd><a href="/web/20140705063804/https://oig.hhs.gov/oas/reports/region5/51200021.asp">Aurum Institute for Health Research Did Not Always Manage President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief Funds or Meet Program Goals in Accordance With Award Requirements</a> <cite>(A-05-12-00021)</cite></dd> <dd><a href="/web/20140705063804/https://oig.hhs.gov/oas/reports/region1/11300007.asp">Massachusetts Medicaid Payments to Golden Living Centers Did Not Comply with Federal and State Requirements</a> <cite>(A-01-13-00007) </cite></dd> <dt>09-09-2013</dt> <dd><a href="/web/20140705063804/https://oig.hhs.gov/fraud/cia/agreements/Imagimed_08162013.pdf">Imagimed, LLC</a> Added to Corporate Integrity Agreement List</dd> <dt>09-06-2013</dt> <dd><a href="/web/20140705063804/https://oig.hhs.gov/oei/reports/oei-06-13-00470.asp">Medicaid DMEPOS Costs May be Exceeding Medicare Costs in Competitive Bidding Areas</a> <cite>(OEI-06-13-00470)</cite></dd> <dt>09-04-2013</dt> <dd>Podcast: <a href="/web/20140705063804/https://oig.hhs.gov/newsroom/podcasts/reports.asp#recovery">Recovery Audit Contractors and Improper Payments</a></dd> <dd><a href="/web/20140705063804/https://oig.hhs.gov/oei/reports/oei-04-11-00680.asp">Medicare Recovery Audit Contractors and CMS's Actions To Address Improper Payments, Referrals of Potential Fraud, and Performance</a> <cite>(OEI-04-11-00680)</cite></dd> <dd><a href="/web/20140705063804/https://oig.hhs.gov/compliance/corporate-integrity-agreements/cia-documents.asp">Updated Corporate Integrity Agreement List: CIAs Closed</a></dd> <dt>09-03-2013</dt> <dd>OIG Most Wanted Fugitives Update: <ul> <li>Captured: <a href="/web/20140705063804/https://oig.hhs.gov/fraud/fugitives/captured_profiles.asp#echavez">Francisco Chavez</a> </li> <li>Newly Added: <a href="/web/20140705063804/https://oig.hhs.gov/fraud/fugitives/profiles.asp#nazarova">Marina Nazarova</a></li> </ul></dd> <dd>Podcast: <a href="/web/20140705063804/https://oig.hhs.gov/newsroom/podcasts/updates.asp#update0813">OIG Monthly Update</a></dd> </dl> <div class="contentSeparator"></div> <h2 id="aug">August</h2> <dl> <dt>08-30-2013</dt> <dd><a href="/web/20140705063804/https://oig.hhs.gov/reports-and-publications/other/gao.asp">GAO Forum Highlights Report: Data Analytics For Oversight and Law Enforcement</a></dd> <dd><a href="/web/20140705063804/https://oig.hhs.gov/oei/reports/oei-03-11-00640.asp">Medicaid Drug Pricing in State Maximum Allowable Cost Programs</a> <cite>(OEI-03-11-00640)</cite></dd> <dd><a href="/web/20140705063804/https://oig.hhs.gov/oei/reports/oei-06-13-00130.asp">Frequency of Medicare Recertification Surveys for Hospices Is Unimproved</a> <cite>(OEI-06-13-00130)</cite></dd> <dt>08-29-2013</dt> <dd><a href="/web/20140705063804/https://oig.hhs.gov/fraud/fugitives/profiles.asp#barcelo">Dixan Barcelo and Alfredo Barcelo</a> Added to Most Wanted Fugitives List</dd> <dt>08-28-2013</dt> <dd><a href="/web/20140705063804/https://oig.hhs.gov/oas/reports/region4/41208014.asp">Alabama Received Millions in Unallowable Performance Bonus Payments Under the Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act</a> <cite>(A-04-12-08014)</cite></dd> <dt>08-27-2013</dt> <dd><a href="/web/20140705063804/https://oig.hhs.gov/oei/reports/oei-04-11-00330.asp">Inappropriate and Questionable Medicare Billing for Diabetes Test Strips</a> <cite>(OEI-04-11-00330)</cite></dd> <dd><a href="/web/20140705063804/https://oig.hhs.gov/fraud/docs/advisoryopinions/2013/AdvOpn13-11.pdf">Advisory Opinion 13-12 </a> <br/>(concerning use of a "preferred hospital" network as part of certain Medicare Supplemental Health Insurance ("Medigap") policies.)</dd> <dt>08-23-2013</dt> <dd><a href="/web/20140705063804/https://oig.hhs.gov/fraud/cia/agreements/Park_Avenue_07082013.pdf">Park Avenue Medical Associates, P.C.</a> Added to Corporate Integrity Agreement List</dd> <dt>08-21-2013</dt> <dd><a href="/web/20140705063804/https://oig.hhs.gov/fraud/docs/advisoryopinions/2013/AdvOpn13-11.pdf">Advisory Opinion 13-11</a><br/> (concerning two proposed arrangements involving the provision of emergency medical services for a township.)</dd> <dd><a href="/web/20140705063804/https://oig.hhs.gov/reports-and-publications/workplan/index.asp#2014update">Work Plan Update</a></dd> <dt>08-20-2013</dt> <dd><a href="/web/20140705063804/https://oig.hhs.gov/oas/reports/region6/61100067.asp">Barrio Comprehensive Family Health Care Center, Inc., Did Not Always Follow Federal Regulations</a> <cite>(A-06-11-00067)</cite></dd> <dt>08-16-2013</dt> <dd><a href="/web/20140705063804/https://oig.hhs.gov/fraud/docs/advisoryopinions/2013/AdvOpn13-10.pdf">Advisory Opinion 13-10</a><br/> (concerning a proposal to contract with hospitals to provide services to patients with certain diagnoses following hospital discharge with the goal of reducing preventable hospital readmissions.)</dd> <dd><a href="/web/20140705063804/https://oig.hhs.gov/oas/reports/region7/71305040.asp">Durable Medical Equipment Claims Paid by National Heritage Insurance Company, Inc., Did Not Always Meet the Requirements of the Local Coverage Determination for Lower Limb Prostheses</a> <cite>(A-07-13-05040)</cite></dd> <dd><a href="/web/20140705063804/https://oig.hhs.gov/oas/reports/region9/91202056.asp">Washington State Claimed a Small Amount of Unallowable Medicaid Reimbursement for Home Health Services That Exceeded the Maximum Allowable Number of Reimbursable Visits</a> <cite>(A-09-12-02056)</cite></dd> <dd><a href="/web/20140705063804/https://oig.hhs.gov/oas/reports/region4/41304008.asp">Palmetto GBA Claimed Substantially Allowable Costs on Its Part B Final Administrative Cost Proposals for Fiscal Years 2010 and 2011</a> <cite>(A-04-13-04008)</cite></dd> <dd><a href="/web/20140705063804/https://oig.hhs.gov/oas/reports/region2/21001025.asp">New Jersey Did Not Always Claim Medicaid Reimbursement for Medicare Part B Premiums in Accordance with Federal Requirements</a> <cite>(A-02-10-01025)</cite></dd> <dd><a href="/web/20140705063804/https://oig.hhs.gov/oas/reports/region2/21201020.asp">New York Complied With Federal Requirements to Report 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Hospice</a> Added to Corporate Integrity Agreement List</dd> <dt>08-07-2013</dt> <dd><a href="/web/20140705063804/https://oig.hhs.gov/reports-and-publications/recovery/index.asp">June Recovery Act Oversight Monthly Report Posted</a></dd> <dt>08-06-2013</dt> <dd><a href="/web/20140705063804/https://oig.hhs.gov/reports-and-publications/recovery/updates/2013_HHS_OIG_Recovery_Act_Implementation_Work_Plan.xlsx">2013 HHS OIG Recovery Act Implementation and Work Plan</a></dd> <dd><a href="/web/20140705063804/https://oig.hhs.gov/oas/reports/region1/11200509.asp">Medicare Could Save Millions by Strengthening Billing Requirements for Canceled Elective Surgeries</a> <cite>(A-01-12-00509)</cite></dd> <dt>08-05-2013</dt> <dd><a href="/web/20140705063804/https://oig.hhs.gov/oas/reports/region1/181330070.asp">Observations Noted During the OIG Review of CMS's Implementation of the Health Insurance Exchange-Data Services Hub</a> <cite>(A-18-13-30070)</cite></dd> <dd>Podcast: <a 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Agreement List: CIAs Closed</a></dd> <dt>08-01-2013</dt> <dd><a href="/web/20140705063804/https://oig.hhs.gov/newsroom/spotlight/2013/bargain.asp">Spotlight On Bad Bargains for Federal Health Programs</a></dd> <dd><a href="/web/20140705063804/https://oig.hhs.gov/oas/reports/region5/51200043.asp">The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Awarded Consumer Operated and Oriented Plan Program Loans in Accordance With Federal Requirements, and Continued Oversight Is Needed</a> <cite>(A-05-12-00043)</cite></dd> <dd><a href="/web/20140705063804/https://oig.hhs.gov/oas/reports/region5/51200023.asp">The Southern African Catholic Bishops' Conference AIDS Office Generally Managed President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief Funds and Met Program Goals in Accordance With Award Requirements Audit </a> <cite>(A-05-12-00023)</cite></dd> <dd><a href="/web/20140705063804/https://oig.hhs.gov/oas/reports/region7/71201119.asp">Medicare Compliance Review of Community Medical Center for Calendar Years 2010 and 2011</a> <cite>(A-07-12-01119)</cite></dd> </dl> <div class="contentSeparator"></div> <h2 id="july13">July</h2> <dl> <dt>07-30-2013</dt> <dd><a href="/web/20140705063804/https://oig.hhs.gov/oei/reports/oei-02-12-00040.asp">Hospitals' Use of Observation Stays and Short Inpatient Stays for Medicare Beneficiaries</a> <cite>(OEI-02-12-00040)</cite></dd> <dt>07-24-2013</dt> <dd><a href="/web/20140705063804/https://oig.hhs.gov/fraud/cia/agreements/Lymphedema_Wound_Care_07192013.pdf">Lymphedema and Wound Care Institute</a> Added to Corporate Integrity Agreement List</dd> <dt>07-23-2013</dt> <dd><a href="/web/20140705063804/https://oig.hhs.gov/fraud/docs/advisoryopinions/2013/AdvOpn13-09.pdf">Advisory Opinion 13-09</a><br/> (concerning a proposal to offer members of a group purchasing organization ("GPO") an equity interest in the GPO's parent organization in exchange for the member: (1) extending its contract with the GPO for five to seven years; (2) committing not to decrease purchasing volume; and (3) relinquishing its right to a portion of the administrative fees that would otherwise have been passed through to the members.) </dd> <dt>07-22-2013</dt> <dd><a href="/web/20140705063804/https://oig.hhs.gov/oei/reports/oei-02-13-00170.asp">Performance Data for the Senior Medicare Patrol Projects: July 2013 Performance Report</a> <cite>(OEI-02-13-00170)</cite></dd> <dt>07-19-2013</dt> <dd><a href="/web/20140705063804/https://oig.hhs.gov/oas/reports/region6/61200055.asp">CGS Administrators, LLC, Paid Unallowable Lower Limb Prosthetics Claims</a> <cite>(A-06-12-00055)</cite></dd> <dd><a href="/web/20140705063804/https://oig.hhs.gov/oas/reports/region7/71101105.asp">Medicare Compliance Review of University of Kansas Hospital for Calendar Years 2009 and 2010</a> <cite>(A-07-11-01105)</cite></dd> <dd><a href="/web/20140705063804/https://oig.hhs.gov/oas/reports/region7/71101099.asp">Medicare Compliance Review of Via Christi Hospital for Calendar Years 2009 and 2010</a> <cite>(A-07-11-01099)</cite></dd> <dd><a href="/web/20140705063804/https://oig.hhs.gov/oas/reports/region1/11200519.asp">Wing Memorial Hospital Did Not Always Bill Correctly for Evaluation and Management Services Related to Diagnostic or Therapeutic Procedures and Supartz Injections</a> <cite>(A-01-12-00519)</cite></dd> <dd><a href="/web/20140705063804/https://oig.hhs.gov/oas/reports/region1/11200531.asp">Meritus Medical Center Refunded Overpayments for Physician Claims With Place-of-Service Coding Errors For 2009 Through 2012</a> <cite>(A-01-12-00531)</cite></dd> <dt>07-17-2013</dt> <dd><a href="/web/20140705063804/https://oig.hhs.gov/oei/reports/oei-01-12-00290.asp">Early Implementation of the Consumer Operated and Oriented Plan Loan Program</a> <cite>(OEI 01-12-00290)</cite></dd> <dt>07-16-2013</dt> <dd><a href="/web/20140705063804/https://oig.hhs.gov/fraud/cia/agreements/Baxano_Surgical_Inc_06242013.pdf">Baxano Surgical, Inc.</a> f/k/a TranS1, Inc. Added to Corporate Integrity Agreement List</dd> <dd><a href="/web/20140705063804/https://oig.hhs.gov/reports-and-publications/recovery/index.asp">May Recovery Act Oversight Monthly Report Posted</a></dd> <dt>07-15-2013</dt> <dd><a href="/web/20140705063804/https://oig.hhs.gov/oas/reports/region1/11200518.asp">Medicare Part B and Beneficiaries Paid for Xolair That Jurisdiction 14 Physicians Discarded Without Documentation</a> <cite>(A-01-12-00518)</cite></dd> <dd><a href="/web/20140705063804/https://oig.hhs.gov/fraud/cia/agreements/Sound_Inpatient_Physicians_06272013.pdf">Sound Inpatient Physicians, Inc. and affiliates</a> Added to Corporate Integrity Agreement List</dd> <dt>07-12-2013</dt> <dd>Updated Civil Monetary Penalties: <ul class="tight-list"> <li><a href="/web/20140705063804/https://oig.hhs.gov/fraud/enforcement/cmp/false_claims.asp">False and Fraudulent Claims</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20140705063804/https://oig.hhs.gov/fraud/enforcement/cmp/kickback.asp">Kickback and 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Met Money Follows the Person Program Requirements</a> <cite>(A-04-12-06152)</cite></dd> <dd><a href="/web/20140705063804/https://oig.hhs.gov/oas/reports/region9/91202047.asp">Noninstitutional Providers in California Did Not Always Reconcile Invoice Records With Credit Balances and Refund to the State Agency the Associated Medicaid Overpayments</a> <cite>(A-09-12-02047)</cite></dd> <dd><a href="/web/20140705063804/https://oig.hhs.gov/oas/reports/region7/71203180.asp">Missouri Claimed Unallowable Medicaid Payments for Individuals With Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities in Intermediate Care Facilities</a> <cite>(A-07-12-03180)</cite></dd> <dt>07-09-2013</dt> <dd><a href="/web/20140705063804/https://oig.hhs.gov/fraud/docs/advisoryopinions/2013/AdvOpn13-08.pdf">Advisory Opinion 13-08</a><br/> (concerning a fire protection district's policy of billing only individuals who reside outside the fire protection district for emergency medical services.)</dd> <dt>07-08-2013</dt> <dd><a 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Allowable.</a> <cite>(A-07-12-02779)</cite></dd> <dt>07-01-2013</dt> <dd>Podcast: <a href="/web/20140705063804/https://oig.hhs.gov/newsroom/podcasts/updates.asp#update0613">OIG Monthly Update</a></dd> <dd><a href="/web/20140705063804/https://oig.hhs.gov/oei/reports/oei-12-11-00070.asp">Data and Safety Monitoring Boards in NIH Clinical Trials: Meeting Guidance, But Facing Some Issues</a> <cite>(OEI-12-11-00070)</cite></dd> <dd><a href="/web/20140705063804/https://oig.hhs.gov/fraud/docs/advisoryopinions/2013/AdvOpn13-07.pdf">Advisory Opinion 13-07</a><br/> (concerning a tiered rebate program in which the rebate tiers would be reached based on the combination of purchases of both Federally reimbursable products and non-Federally reimbursable products.)</dd> <dd><a href="/web/20140705063804/https://oig.hhs.gov/fraud/docs/advisoryopinions/2013/AdvOpn06-13C-mod.pdf">Modification to Advisory Opinion 16-13</a><br/> (modifying <a 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