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	OIG’s List of Most-Wanted Health Care Fugitives Check out OIG’s first-ever list of most-wanted health care fugitives. These 10 individuals have allegedly defrauded taxpayers of millions of dollars. For OIG, tracking more than 170 health care fugitives is a challenge, but you can help. If you have a tip about a featured most-wanted fugitive, send the information our way!
	Health Care Fraud Prevention and Enforcement Action Team Provider Compliance Training Office of Inspector General and other government experts are educating health care providers, compliance officers, and their legal counsel about the realities of Medicare fraud and the importance of implementing an effective compliance program. OIG will host our final free in-person training and webcast on May 18, 2011. Read more about the training and webcast.
	Roadmap for New Physicians: Avoiding Medicare and Medicaid Fraud and Abuse OIG conducted a survey (PDF) to learn what types of instruction medical students, residents, and fellows receive on Medicare and Medicaid fraud, waste, and abuse. OIG developed a document that summarizes the five main Federal fraud and abuse laws and provides tips on how physicians should comply with these laws. Take a look at the Roadmap.

05-03-2011: Review of Medicare Payments Exceeding Charges for Outpatient Services Processed by Noridian Administrative Services, LLC, in Jurisdiction 2 for the Period January 1, 2006, Through June 30, 2009 (A-09-10-02019); Review of Title IV-E Adoption Assistance Maintenance Payments in Tennessee for the Period October 1, 2005, Through September 30, 2006 (A-07-10-02752); Review of Medicare Home Health Consolidated Billing for Calendar Years 2007 and 2008 (A-01-10-00505); Review of Medicaid Reimbursement Rates for School-Based Services in West Virginia (A-03-05-00203)
04-27-2011: Part D Plans Generally Cover Drugs Commonly Used By Dual Eligibles (OEI-05-10-00390)
04-26-2011: Review of the Quarterly Medicaid Statement of Expenditures for the Medical Assistance Program in New York State for the Quarter Ended September 30, 2009 (A-02-10-01020)