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Medicare Errors Account For $2.8 Billion A Year

By Robert David, Esq.

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One study by CMS found that up to 70% of payments for some medical equipment should not have been due to a failure to document the medical necessity for the equipment provided under CMS guidelines. In 2008, the errors resulted in $2.8 billion. A representative of CMS indicated that the numbers were not actual fraud, but the error rates made fraud more likely. A new program is of regional bidding for DME suppliers is expected to begin in 2010. To read more, click here.

Full post as published by Health Care Fraud Blog on May 17, 2009 (boomark / email).

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