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| U.S. Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs |
| Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations |
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| Title: Medicare Vulnerabilities: Payments for Claims Tied to Deceased Doctors |
| Date: 7/9/08 |
| Time (EST): 10:00 AM |
| Place: Dirksen Senate Office Building, Rm. 342 |
| The Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations has scheduled a hearing, "Medicare Vulnerabilities: Payments for Claims Tied to Deceased Doctors," on Wednesday, July 9, 2008, at 10 a.m., in Room 342 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building.
The Subcommittee hearing will examine fraud, waste, and abuse in the Medicare program in connection with the payment of claims containing the physician identification numbers of doctors who had died at least one year before the prescription was filled. The hearing will focus on Durable Medical Equipment (DME) claims citing a deceased doctor as the prescribing physician, and inadequate oversight by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to correct the problem. The Subcommittee will also issue a Subcommittee staff report in conjunction with the hearing summarizing its investigative findings. |
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Panel 1
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HERB KUHN
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, Deputy Administrator, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
, Department of Health and Human Services
, Washington, D.C. |
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ROBERT VITO
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, Regional Inspector General, Office of Evaluations and Inspections
, Department of Health and Human Services
, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
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WILLIAM E. GRAY
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, Deputy Commissioner, Office of Systems
, Social Security Administration
, Baltimore, Maryland |
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