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December

12-16-2020
Opioids in Medicaid: Concerns About Opioid Use Among Beneficiaries in Six Appalachian States OEI-05-19-00410
Medicare Home Health Agency Provider Compliance Audit: Total Patient Care Home Health, LLC A-06-16-05005
HHS Operating Division Needs to Improve Controls Over Key Application to Protect Sensitive Data A-18-19-06002
12-15-2020
Updated: Work Plan
12-14-2020
Incidence of Adverse Events in Indian Health Service Hospitals OEI-06-17-00530
Instances of IHS Labor and Delivery Care Not Following National Clinical Guidelines or Best Practices OEI-06-19-00190
Although CDC Implemented Corrective Actions To Improve Oversight of the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief Recipients, Some Internal Control Weaknesses Remained A-04-18-01010
Risk Assessment Puerto Rico Medicaid Program A-02-20-01011
Updated COVID-19 FAQs
12-11-2020
New York Improved Its Monitoring of Its Personal Care Services Program But Still Made Improper Medicaid Payments of More Than $54 Million A-02-19-01016
12-10-2020
Updated COVID-19 FAQs
LEIE Database Updated with November 2020 Exclusions and Reinstatements
Few Patients Received High Amounts of Opioids from IHS-Run Pharmacies OEI-05-18-00470
The National Institutes of Health Administered Superfund Appropriations During Fiscal Year 2019 in Accordance With Federal Requirements A-04-20-04077
12-09-2020
Updated Stipulated Penalties and Exclusion for Material Breach
Updated Provider Self-Disclosure Settlements
Updated Civil Monetary Penalties and Affirmative Exclusions
12-08-2020
New York Provided Projects for Assistance in Transition From Homelessness Grant Services to Ineligible Individuals and Did Not Contribute Any Required Non-Federal Funds A-02-19-02006
12-04-2020
Updated: Corporate Integrity Agreements
12-03-2020
Updated COVID-19 Fraud Alert
12-02-2020
2020 Fall Semiannual Report to Congress
Press Release: HHS-OIG’s Work Could Save Taxpayers Billions of Dollars, New Report Says
Nebraska Claimed Almost All Medicaid Payments for Targeted Case Management Services in Accordance With Federal Requirements but Claimed Some Unallowable Duplicate Payments A-07-19-03239

November

11-27-2020
Florida Received Unallowable Medicaid Reimbursement for School-Based Services A-04-18-07075
11-24-2020
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Met the Requirements of the Digital Accountability and Transparency Act of 2014, With Areas That Require Improvement A-17-20-54000
11-23-2020
Opioid Treatment Programs Reported Challenges Encountered During the COVID-19 Pandemic and Actions Taken To Address Them A-09-20-01001
Medicare Hospice Provider Compliance Audit: Hospice Compassus, Inc., of Payson, Arizona. A-02-16-01023
Updated COVID-19 Fraud Alert
11-20-2020
Final Rule: Medicare and State Health Care Programs: Fraud and Abuse; Revisions to Safe Harbors under the Anti-Kickback Statute, and Civil Monetary Penalty Rules Regarding Beneficiary Inducements
Medicare Home Health Agency Provider Compliance Audit: The Palace at Home A-04-17-07067
Updated: Corporate Integrity Agreements
11-19-2020
Ohio Made Capitation Payments to Managed Care Organizations for Medicaid Beneficiaries With Concurrent Eligibility in Another State A-05-19-00023
Medicare Hospital Provider Compliance Audit: Edward W. Sparrow Hospital A-05-18-00045
11-18-2020
Cahaba Government Benefits Administrators, LLC, Claimed Some Unallowable Medicare Postretirement Benefit Costs Through Its Incurred Cost Proposals A-07-19-00577
Cahaba Safeguard Administrators, LLC, Claimed Some Unallowable Medicare Postretirement Benefit Costs Through Its Incurred Cost Proposals A-07-19-00578
Hospitals Did Not Comply With Medicare Requirements for Reporting Cardiac Device Credits A-01-18-00502
11-17-2020
2020 Top Management and Performance Challenges Facing HHS
Comparison of Average Sales Prices and Average Manufacturer Prices: Results for the Second Quarter of 2020 OEI-03-21-00050
11-16-2020
Updated: Work Plan
Special Fraud Alert: Speaker Programs
In Selected States, 67 of 100 Health Centers Did Not Use Their HRSA Access Increases in Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services Grant Funding in Accordance With Federal Requirements A-02-19-02001
Updated: Corporate Integrity Agreements
11-12-2020
Ohio Did Not Correctly Determine Medicaid Eligibility for Some Newly Enrolled Beneficiaries A-05-18-00027
Updated: Corporate Integrity Agreements
11-10-2020
Advocating for the Nation's Elder Population: Operation CARE
Updated: Corporate Integrity Agreements
LEIE Database Updated with October 2020 Exclusions and Reinstatements
11-09-2020
Office of Refugee Resettlement Ensured That Selected Care Providers Were Prepared To Respond to the COVID-19 Pandemic A-04-20-02031
11-06-2020
Cahaba Government Benefits Administrators, LLC, Did Not Claim Some Allowable Medicare Pension Costs Through Its Incurred Cost Proposals A-07-19-00575
Cahaba Safeguard Administrators, LLC, Claimed Some Unallowable Medicare Pension Costs Through Its Incurred Cost Proposals A-07-19-00576
CMS Did Not Ensure That Medicare Hospital Payments for Claims That Included Medical Device Credits Were Reduced in Accordance With Federal Regulations, Resulting in as Much as $35 Million in Overpayments A-07-19-00560
11-03-2020
Updated: Corporate Integrity Agreements
11-02-2020
Medicare Home Health Agency Provider Compliance Audit: Visiting Nurse Association of Central Jersey Home Care and Hospice, Inc. A-02-17-01025
Updated: Corporate Integrity Agreements

October

10-30-2020
Minnesota Did Not Bill Manufacturers for Some Rebates for Drugs Dispensed to Enrollees of Medicaid Managed-Care Organizations A-05-17-00018
Medicare Hospital Provider Compliance Audit: St Francis Hospital A-05-18-00048
10-27-2020
Updated: Corporate Integrity Agreements
10-26-2020
Updated: Work Plan
Massachusetts Claimed Unallowable Federal Reimbursement for Some Medicaid Physician-Administered Drugs A-06-18-04001
Updated: Corporate Integrity Agreements
10-23-2020
Medicare Home Health Agency Provider Compliance Audit: Gem City Home Care, LLC A-05-18-00011
10-16-2020
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center: Audit of Medicare Payments for Bariatric Surgeries A-09-18-03010
10-15-2020
Updated: Work Plan
10-13-2020
Medicare Improperly Paid Physicians for More Than Five Spinal Facet-Joint Injection Sessions During a Rolling 12-Month Period A-09-20-03003
10-09-2020
Update on Oversight of Opioid Prescribing and Monitoring of Opioid Use: States Have Taken Action To Address the Opioid Epidemic A-09-20-01000
Updated: Fraud Risk Indicator
10-08-2020
LEIE Database Updated with September 2020 Exclusions and Reinstatements
Remarks: 2020 Health Care Fraud Takedown
10-07-2020
Updated: Corporate Integrity Agreements
10-06-2020
HHS Made Some Progress Toward Compliance With the Geospatial Data Act A-18-20-11500
Colorado Improperly Claimed Millions in Enhanced Federal Medicaid Reimbursement for New Adult Group Beneficiaries Because of a Data Processing Error A-07-17-02807
Medicare Critical Care Services Provider Compliance Audit: Clinical Practices of the University of Pennsylvania A-03-18-00003
10-05-2020
Speech: Connecting the Dots: An OIG Update, by Christi A. Grimm, Principal Deputy Inspector General
10-02-2020
Risk Assessment of Food and Drug Administration's Purchase Card Program A-04-19-06234
Medicare Hospital Provider Compliance Audit: Alta Bates Summit Medical Center A-04-19-08071
Updated: Corporate Integrity Agreements
10-01-2020
Updated: Work Plan
National Snapshot of State Agency Approaches to Child Care During the COVID-19 Pandemic A-07-20-06092
Youth For Tomorrow - New Life Center, Inc., an Administration for Children and Families Grantee, Did Not Comply With All Applicable Federal Policies and Requirements A-03-16-00250

September

09-30-2020
2020 National Health Care Fraud Takedown
09-29-2020
FDA's Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategies: Uncertain Effectiveness in Addressing the Opioid Crisis OEI-01-17-00510
North Carolina Made Capitation Payments to Managed Care Entities After Beneficiaries' Deaths A-04-16-00112
09-28-2020
Healthcare Dive Op-Ed by Christi A. Grimm: Medicare Advantage should not 'game the system' but prioritize patient care, honest billing
Updated: Corporate Integrity Agreements
09-25-2020
States Continued To Fall Short in Meeting Required Timeframes for Investigating Nursing Home Complaints: 2016-2018 OEI-01-19-00421
09-24-2020
Updated: Corporate Integrity Agreements
Connecticut Did Not Meet Federal and State Requirements for Claiming Medicaid School-Based Child Health Services for Hartford Public Schools A-01-19-00003
CMS's Monitoring Activities for Ensuring That Medicare Accountable Care Organizations Report Complete and Accurate Data on Quality Measures Were Generally Effective, but There Were Weaknesses That Could Be Improved A-09-18-03033
09-23-2020
Advisory Opinion 20-05 (regarding a pharmaceutical manufacturer's proposal to provide cost-sharing assistance directly to Medicare beneficiaries who are prescribed either of two formulations of its drug)
CMS Should Pursue Strategies To Increase the Number of At Risk Beneficiaries Acquiring Naloxone Through Medicaid OEI-BL-18-00360
Arkansas Medicaid Fraud Control Unit: 2019 Onsite Inspection OEI-12-19-00450
Oregon's Oversight Did Not Ensure That Four Coordinated-Care Organizations Complied With Selected Medicaid Requirements Related to Access to Care and Quality of Care A-09-18-03035
Updated: Corporate Integrity Agreements
09-22-2020
North Carolina Should Improve Its Oversight of Selected Nursing Homes' Compliance With Federal Requirements for Life Safety and Emergency Preparedness A-04-19-08070
Vermont Did Not Always Invoice Rebates to Manufacturers for Physician-Administered Drugs A-07-19-06086
09-21-2020
Updated: Work Plan
Updated: Corporate Integrity Agreements
Illinois Should Improve Its Oversight of Selected Nursing Homes' Compliance With Federal Requirements for Life Safety and Emergency Preparedness A-05-18-00037
Incorrect Acute Stroke Diagnosis Codes Submitted by Traditional Medicare Providers Resulted in Millions of Dollars in Increased Payments to Medicare Advantage Organizations A-07-17-01176
09-18-2020
Updated: Corporate Integrity Agreements
Medicare-Allowed Charges for Noninvasive Ventilators Are Substantially Higher Than Payment Rates of Select Non-Medicare Payers A-05-20-00008
Noridian Healthcare Solutions, LLC, Claimed Some Unallowable Medicare Nonqualified Plans Costs Through Its Incurred Cost Proposals A-07-20-00590
09-17-2020
Southwest Key Programs Failed To Protect Federal Funds Intended for the Care and Placement of Unaccompanied Alien Children A-06-17-07004
Indiana Did Not Ensure That Medicaid Payments Were Made Properly for Some Claims Identified as Having Third-Party Coverage A-05-18-00046
Medicare Home Health Agency Provider Compliance Audit: Mercy Health Visiting Nurse Services A-05-18-00035
09-16-2020
Maine Did Not Always Invoice Rebates to Manufacturers for Physician-Administered Drugs A-07-18-06079
Group Health Incorporated Overstated Its Allowable Medicare Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan Costs for Calendar Years 2009 Through 2016 A-07-19-00582
Group Health Incorporated Claimed Some Unallowable Medicare Postretirement Benefit Costs for Calendar Years 2009 Through 2016  A-07-19-00583
09-15-2020
Updated: Work Plan
Group Health Incorporated Overstated Its EmblemHealth Services Company, LLC, Employees' Retirement Plan Medicare Segment Pension Assets and Understated Medicare's Share of the Medicare Segment Pension Assets as of December 31, 2015 A-07-19-00579
Group Health Incorporated Overstated Its Local 153 Pension Plan Medicare Segment Assets and Understated Medicare's Share of the Medicare Segment Pension Assets as of August 31, 2016 A-07-19-00580
Group Health Incorporated Did Not Claim Some Allowable Medicare Pension Costs for Calendar Years 2009 Through 2016 A-07-19-00581
Some Manufacturers Reported Inaccurate Drug Product Data to CMS OEI-03-19-00200
09-14-2020
The National Institutes of Health Should Improve Its Stewardship and Accountability Over Hardware and Software Assets A-18-19-06004
09-11-2020
Baylor Scott & White—College Station: Audit of Outpatient Outlier Payments A-06-18-04003
09-10-2020
LEIE Database Updated with August 2020 Exclusions and Reinstatements
Billions in Estimated Medicare Advantage Payments From Diagnoses Reported Only on Health Risk Assessments Raise Concerns OEI-03-17-00471
Updated: Provider Self-Disclosure Settlements
09-09-2020
Updated Civil Monetary Penalties and Affirmative Exclusions
Audit of Medicare Part D Pharmacy Fees: Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield, Inc. A-03-18-00007
09-04-2020
Hawaii's Monitoring Generally Ensured Child Care Provider Compliance With State Criminal Background Check Requirements A-09-19-01000
National Background Check Program for Long Term Care Providers: Assessment of State Programs Concluded in 2019 OEI-07-20-00180
09-03-2020
Updated COVID-19 FAQs
Colorado Claimed Unsupported and Incorrect Federal Medicaid Reimbursement for Beneficiaries Enrolled in the New Adult Group A-07-19-02822
Medicare Hospital Provider Compliance Audit: Flagstaff Medical Center A-07-18-05112
09-02-2020
Tribal Health Programs: Concerns About Background Verifications for Staff Working With Indian Children A-01-20-01500
CMS Generally Met Requirements for the DMEPOS Competitive Bidding Program Round 1 Recompete A-05-16-00051
09-01-2020
Indiana's Monitoring Did Not Ensure Child Care Provider Compliance With State Criminal Background Check Requirements at 17 of 30 Providers Reviewed A-05-19-00012
Michigan Did Not Bill Manufacturers for Some Rebates for Drugs Dispensed to Enrollees of Medicaid Managed-Care Organizations A-05-17-00017
Illinois Claimed Unallowable Telemedicine Payments  A-05-18-00028
Indiana Paid $3.5 Million for Medicaid Nonemergency Medical Transport Claims That Did Not Comply With Federal and State Requirements A-05-18-00043

August

08-31-2020
Foreign Assistance to Combat HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria Fiscal Year 2021 Inspectors General Coordinated PEPFAR Oversight Plan U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Inspector General  A-04-20-01017
08-28-2020
Updated: Work Plan
Texas Relied on Impermissible Provider-Related Donations To Fund the State Share of the Medicaid Delivery System Reform Incentive Payment Program A-06-17-09002
08-27-2020
Medicare Contractors Were Not Consistent in How They Reviewed Extrapolated Overpayments in the Provider Appeals Process A-05-18-00024
08-26-2020
Updated: Work Plan
CMS's Encounter Data Lack Essential Information That Medicare Advantage Organizations Have the Ability to Collect OEI-03-19-00430
08-25-2020
Indiana Properly Reported Adjustments Related to the Drug Rebate Program A-05-19-00028
08-24-2020
Updated: Corporate Integrity Agreements
08-21-2020
Rhode Island's Monitoring Did Not Ensure Child Care Provider Compliance With State Criminal Background Check Requirements at 18 of 30 Providers Reviewed A-01-18-02505
Updated: Corporate Integrity Agreements
08-20-2020
Updated: Fraud Risk Indicator
New Jersey Did Not Ensure That Incidents of Potential Abuse or Neglect of Medicaid Beneficiaries Residing in Nursing Facilities Were Always Properly Investigated and Reported  A-02-18-01006
08-18-2020
Nebraska Claimed Unallowable School-Based Administrative Costs Because of Improper Coding of Random Moment Timestudy Responses A-07-19-03234
Medicare Home Health Agency Provider Compliance Audit: Mission Home Health of San Diego, Inc.  A-09-18-03008
08-17-2020
Updated: Work Plan
Opioid Use in Medicare Part D Continued To Decline in 2019, but Vigilance Is Needed as COVID-19 Raises New Concerns OEI-02-20-00320
Medicare Part B Drug Payments: Impact of Price Substitutions Based on 2018 Average Sales Prices OEI-03-20-00130
Comparison of Average Sales Prices and Average Manufacturer Prices: Results for the First Quarter of 2020 OEI-03-20-00060
08-14-2020
Medicare Laboratory Test Expenditures Increased in 2018, Despite New Rate Reductions  (OEI-09-19-00100)
08-12-2020
Visionquest Industries, Inc.: Audit of Medicare Payments for Orthotic Braces A-09-19-03010
Medicare Home Health Agency Provider Compliance Audit: Condado Home Care Program, Inc. A-02-17-01022
08-11-2020
OIG's Top Unimplemented Recommendations: Solutions To Reduce Fraud, Waste, and Abuse in HHS Programs
08-10-2020
Desoto Home Health Care, Inc.: Audit of Medicare Payments for Orthotic Braces A-09-19-03021
08-07-2020
Inadequate Edits and Oversight Caused Medicare To Overpay More Than $267 Million for Hospital Inpatient Claims With Post-Acute-Care Transfers to Home Health Services A-04-18-04067
08-06-2020
LEIE Database Updated with July 2020 Exclusions and Reinstatements
Some Nursing Homes' Reported Staffing Levels in 2018 Raise Concerns; Consumer Transparency Could Be Increased OEI-04-18-00450
Review of Medicare Administrative Contractor Information Security Program Evaluations for Fiscal Year 2019 A-18-20-11300
Updated: Corporate Integrity Agreements
08-05-2020
Updated: Provider Self-Disclosure Settlements
Updated: Corporate Integrity Agreements
08-04-2020
Updated COVID-19 FAQs
08-03-2020
Emergency Response Toolkits: Key Insights and Lessons Learned

July

07-31-2020
North Carolina Did Not Ensure That Nursing Facilities Always Reported Allegations of Potential Abuse and Neglect of Medicaid Beneficiaries and Did Not Always Prioritize Allegations Timely A-04-17-04063
07-30-2020
Kansas Did Not Ensure That Group Homes for Children in Foster Care Complied With All State Health and Safety Requirements A-07-19-06087
Factsheet: Ohio's Oversight of Opioid Prescribing and Monitoring of Opioid Use A-05-19-00036
UPDATED: FAQs–Application of OIG's Administrative Enforcement Authorities to Arrangements Directly Connected to the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Public Health Emergency
07-29-2020
The New York State Medicaid Agency Made Capitation Payments to Managed Care Organizations After Beneficiaries' Deaths A-04-19-06223
07-28-2020
New Jersey's Monitoring Did Not Ensure Child Care Provider Compliance With State Criminal Background Check Requirements at 9 of 30 Providers Reviewed A-02-19-02004
07-27-2020
Updated: Work Plan
Updated Corporate Integrity Agreements
07-24-2020
Utah's Monitoring Process Generally Ensured Child Care Provider Compliance With State Criminal Background Check Requirements A-07-19-06085
On-Site Psychological Services, P.C.: Audit of Medicare Payments for Psychotherapy Services A-02-19-01012
Alaska Claimed Unallowable Federal Reimbursement for Some Medicaid Physician-Administered Drugs A-09-19-02001
Advisory Opinion 20-04 (regarding a charitable organization's proposal to purchase or receive donations of unpaid medical debt owed by qualifying patients from certain types of health care providers and then forgive that debt)
Updated Corporate Integrity Agreements
07-23-2020
CMS Could Have Saved $192 Million by Targeting Home Health Claims for Review With Visits Slightly Above the Threshold That Triggers a Higher Medicare Payment A-09-18-03031
HRSA's Monitoring Did Not Always Ensure Health Centers' Compliance With Federal Requirements for HRSA's Access Increases In Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services Supplemental Grant Funding A-02-18-02010
07-22-2020
FY 2019 Health Care Fraud and Abuse Control Program Report
07-16-2020
CMS Did Not Administer and Manage Strategic Communications Services Contracts in Accordance With Federal Requirements A-12-19-20003
Ohio Did Not Ensure the Accuracy and Completeness of Psychotropic and Opioid Medication Information Recorded in Its Child Welfare Information System for Children in Foster Care A-05-18-00007
07-15-2020
Updated: Work Plan
Hospitals Overbilled Medicare $1 Billion by Incorrectly Assigning Severe Malnutrition Diagnosis Codes to Inpatient Hospital Claims A-03-17-00010
Updated Corporate Integrity Agreements
07-14-2020
Medicaid Data Can Be Used To Identify Instances of Potential Child Abuse or Neglect  A-01-19-00001
07-13-2020
Texas Did Not Fully Comply With Federal and State Requirements for Reporting and Monitoring Critical Incidents Involving Medicaid Beneficiaries With Developmental Disabilities A-06-17-04003
Updated Corporate Integrity Agreements
07-10-2020
LEIE Database Updated with June 2020 Exclusions and Reinstatements
Sharon Baptist Head Start Claimed Unallowable Rent and Failed To Return Embezzled Funds A-02-17-02003
07-09-2020
Updated Corporate Integrity Agreements
07-08-2020
Freedom Orthotics, Inc.: Audit of Medicare Payments for Orthotic Braces A-09-19-03012
Loophole in Drug Payment Rule Continues To Cost Medicare and Beneficiaries Hundreds of Millions of Dollars OEI-BL-20-00100
Updated: Fraud Risk Indicator
Updated: Provider Self-Disclosure Settlements
07-07-2020
2019 Performance Data for the Senior Medicare Patrol Projects OEI-02-20-00150
Updated Corporate Integrity Agreements
07-02-2020
Updated Corporate Integrity Agreements
Updated: Work Plan
07-01-2020
Advisory Opinion 20-03 (regarding an arrangement under which a discount medical plan organization ("DMPO") pays chiropractors and chiropractic clinics a fee for each new DMPO member referred by the chiropractor or chiropractic clinic)

June

06-30-2020
Part D Plans Generally Include Drugs Commonly Used by Dual Eligibles: 2020 OEI-05-20-00190
06-26-2020
Hawaii Medicaid Fraud Control Unit: 2019 Onsite Review OEI-06-19-00110
Updated: Fraud Risk Indicator
06-23-2020
Updated: Work Plan
06-19-2020
Updated Corporate Integrity Agreements
06-18-2020
Unaccompanied Alien Children Program Care Provider Facilities Do Not Include All Required Security Measures in Their Checklists OEI-05-19-00210
The Office of Refugee Resettlement's Incident Reporting System Is Not Effectively Capturing Data To Assist Its Efforts To Ensure the Safety of Minors in HHS Custody OEI-09-18-00430
Press Release: HHS-OIG: Significant Incidents Involving Unaccompanied Children Not Effectively Captured in Reporting System; Facility Physical Security Inspection Checklists Need Improvement
View a timeline detailing OIG's national review of the UAC Program
06-15-2020
Updated Stipulated Penalties and Exclusion for Material Breach
Updated: Work Plan
06-10-2020
LEIE Database Updated with May 2020 Exclusions and Reinstatements
Updated Provider Self-Disclosure Settlements
06-09-2020
Updated Corporate Integrity Agreements
06-08-2020
Texas Telemedicine Services Were Provided in Accordance with State Requirements A-06-18-05001
Medicare Hospital Provider Compliance Audit: The Ohio State University Hospital A-05-18-00042
06-05-2020
HHS Should Address Gaps in Incident Response Capabilities Across the Department A-18-17-04002
06-04-2020
Updated Corporate Integrity Agreements
06-03-2020
The National Cancer Institute Needs To Strengthen Procedures in Its Pre-Award Process To Assess Risk for Higher Risk Applicants A-03-19-03004
New Jersey Did Not Ensure That Its Managed Care Organizations Adequately Assessed and Covered Medicaid Beneficiaries' Needs for Long-Term Services and Supports A-02-17-01018
06-01-2020
Spring 2020 Semiannual Report to Congress

May

05-28-2020
Updated Corporate Integrity Agreements
05-27-2020
The National Eye Institute Generally Had Adequate Procedures To Assess an Applicant's Risk During the Pre-Award Process A-05-19-00017
05-26-2020
COVID-19 Response Strategic Plan
Opening Statement for Christi Grimm, Principal Deputy Inspector General, Office of Inspector General, U.S. House Committee on Oversight and Reform: Oversight Related to Coronavirus Response Efforts
05-22-2020
Updated: Work Plan
Updated Corporate Integrity Agreements
05-14-2020
UPDATED: FAQs–Application of OIG's Administrative Enforcement Authorities to Arrangements Directly Connected to the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Public Health Emergency
05-13-2020
Updated Corporate Integrity Agreements
05-12-2020
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 2019 A-17-20-52000
05-08-2020
LEIE Database Updated with April 2020 Exclusions and Reinstatements
UPDATED: FAQs–Application of OIG's Administrative Enforcement Authorities to Arrangements Directly Connected to the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Public Health Emergency
HHS Operating Division Needs to Improve Security Controls to More Effectively Prevent Cyberattacks A-18-18-08400
05-07-2020
HHS OIG Toolkits for Calculating Opioid Levels and Identifying Patients At Risk of Misuse or Overdose
Medicare Part D Beneficiaries at Serious Risk of Opioid Misuse or Overdose: A Closer Look OEI-02-19-00130
Updated Provider Self-Disclosure Settlements
05-06-2020
Updated Corporate Integrity Agreements
05-05-2020
Illinois' Monitoring Did Not Ensure Childcare Provider Compliance With State Criminal Background Check Requirements at 12 of 30 Providers Reviewed A-05-19-00016
Medicare Made $11.7 Million in Overpayments for Nonphysician Outpatient Services Provided Shortly Before or During Inpatient Stays A-01-17-00508
05-04-2020
Selected Health Care Coalitions Increased Involvement in Whole Community Preparedness But Face Developmental Challenges Following New Requirements in 2017 OEI-04-18-00080
05-01-2020
North Carolina Received $30 Million in Excess Federal Funds Related to Improperly Claimed Health Home Expenditures A-04-18-00120
UPDATED: FAQs–Application of OIG's Administrative Enforcement Authorities to Arrangements Directly Connected to the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Public Health Emergency

April

04-30-2020
Updated Corporate Integrity Agreements
Updated Civil Monetary Penalties and Affirmative Exclusions
04-28-2020
Updated: Work Plan
04-24-2020
UPDATED: FAQs–Application of OIG's Administrative Enforcement Authorities to Arrangements Directly Connected to the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Public Health Emergency
04-23-2020
UPDATED: FAQs–Application of OIG's Administrative Enforcement Authorities to Arrangements Directly Connected to the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Public Health Emergency
04-22-2020
Grand Desert Psychiatric Services: Audit of Medicare Payments for Psychotherapy Services A-09-19-03018
Recommendation Followup: Michigan Did Not Report and Refund the Full Federal Share of Medicaid Overpayments A-05-18-00022
04-21-2020
Grants, Contracts, and Other Agreements: Fraud and Abuse; Information Blocking; Office of Inspector General's Civil Money Penalty Rules
Palmetto Government Benefits Administrator, LLC, Claimed Some Unallowable Medicare Postretirement Benefit Costs A-07-20-00589
Palmetto Government Benefits Administrator, LLC, Claimed Some Unallowable Medicare Pension Costs A-07-20-00588
Companion Data Services, LLC, Overstated Its Medicare Segment Pension Assets as of January 1, 2017 A-07-20-00587
Palmetto Government Benefits Administrator, LLC, Overstated Its Medicare Segment Pension Assets as of January 1, 2017 A-07-20-00586
HHS Operating Division Needs to Improve Information Technology Continuity Planning A-18-18-04005
04-20-2020
Cape Cod Child Development Program Did Not Meet Its Head Start Non-Federal Share Obligations A-01-19-02500
Updated Corporate Integrity Agreements
04-17-2020
Updated Corporate Integrity Agreements
04-15-2020
Mississippi Needs To Improve Oversight of Its Child Care Payment Program A-07-18-04111
96 Percent of South Carolina's Medicaid Fee-for-Service Telemedicine Payments Were Insufficiently Documented or Otherwise Unallowable A-04-18-00122
Updated Corporate Integrity Agreements
Updated: Work Plan
04-14-2020
Medicare Home Health Agency Provider Compliance Audit: Residential Home Health A-05-16-00063
Updated Corporate Integrity Agreements
04-13-2020
An Estimated 87 Percent of Inpatient Psychiatric Facility Claims With Outlier Payments Did Not Meet Medicare's Medical Necessity or Documentation Requirements A-01-16-00508
Most Indian Health Service Purchased/Referred Care Program Claims Were Not Reviewed, Approved, and Paid in Accordance With Federal Requirements 
04-10-2020
LEIE Database Updated with March 2020 Exclusions and Reinstatements
04-09-2020
New York Did Not Bill Manufacturers for Some Rebates for Drugs Dispensed to Enrollees of Medicaid Managed-Care Organizations A-02-18-01016
Iowa Inadequately Monitored Its Medicaid Health Home Providers, Resulting in Tens of Millions in Improperly Claimed Reimbursement A-07-18-04109
Updated Fraud Risk Indicator
04-07-2020
Updated Corporate Integrity Agreements
Updated Provider Self-Disclosure Settlements
Updated CIA Reportable Events
Updated: Work Plan
04-06-2020
Hospital Experiences Responding to the COVID-19 Pandemic: Results of a National Pulse Survey March 23-27, 2020 OEI-06-20-00300
The National Institutes of Health Administered Superfund Appropriations During Fiscal Year 2018 in Accordance With Federal Requirements A-04-19-04072
Review of the Department of Health and Human Services' Compliance with the Federal Information Security Modernization Act of 2014 for Fiscal Year 2019 A-18-19-11200
New Hampshire's Monitoring Did Not Ensure Childcare Provider Compliance With State Criminal Background Check Requirements at 21 of 30 Providers Reviewed A-01-18-02504
04-03-2020
OIG Policy Statement Regarding Application of Certain Administrative Enforcement Authorities Due to Declaration of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Outbreak in the United States as a National Emergency
FAQs–Application of OIG's Administrative Enforcement Authorities to Arrangements Directly Connected to the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Public Health Emergency
NIH Has Acted To Protect Confidential Information Handled by Peer Reviewers, But It Could Do More OEI-05-19-00240
04-01-2020
States Could Do More To Prevent Terminated Providers From Serving Medicaid Beneficiaries OEI-03-19-00070
Twenty-Three States Reported Allowing Unenrolled Providers To Serve Medicaid Beneficiaries OEI-05-19-00060

March

03-31-2020
New York's Oversight of Medicaid Managed Care Organizations Did Not Ensure Providers Complied With Health and Safety Requirements at 18 of 20 Adult Day Care Facilities Reviewed A-02-18-01027
Medicare Hospital Provider Compliance Audit: Forbes Hospital A-03-18-00005
Updated Civil Monetary Penalties and Affirmative Exclusions
Updated CIA Reportable Events
03-30-2020
OIG Strategic Plan 2020–2025
Message from leadership on minimizing burdens on providers
Iowa Did Not Comply With Federal and State Requirements for Major Incidents Involving Medicaid Members With Developmental Disabilities A-07-18-06081
03-27-2020
At A Glance: Medicaid Fraud Control Units Fiscal Year 2019 Annual Report
Medicare Dialysis Services Provider Compliance Review: Bio-Medical Applications of Arecibo, Inc. A-02-17-01016
Risk Assessment of HHS Grant Closeout Procedures A-04-19-08072
Updated Corporate Integrity Agreements
03-26-2020
Most of the Non-Newly Eligible Beneficiaries for Whom Colorado Made Medicaid Payments Met Federal and State Requirements, but Documentation Supporting That All Eligibility Requirements Were Verified Properly Was Not Always in Place A-07-18-02812
Office of Counsel inquiries should be directed to officeofcounsel@oig.hhs.gov
03-24-2020
FAQ: Waiving Telehealth Cost-Sharing During COVID-19 Outbreak
Florida Made Almost $4 Million in Unallowable Capitation Payments for Beneficiaries Assigned Multiple Medicaid ID Numbers A-04-18-07080
Updated Corporate Integrity Agreements
03-23-2020
Fraud Alert: COVID-19 Scams
Montana Medicaid Fraud Control Unit: 2019 Onsite Inspection OEI-12-19-00170
Updated: Work Plan
03-20-2020
Updated Corporate Integrity Agreements
03-19-2020
CMS Could Take Actions To Help States Comply With Federal Requirements Prohibiting Medicaid Payments for Inpatient Hospital Services Related to Provider-Preventable Conditions  A-09-18-02004
03-18-2020
States' Use of Grant Funding for a Targeted Response to the Opioid Crisis OEI-BL-18-00460
03-17-2020
Waiving Telehealth Cost-Sharing During COVID-19 Outbreak
Missouri Should Improve Its Oversight of Selected Nursing Homes' Compliance With Federal Requirements for Life Safety and Emergency Preparedness A-07-18-03230
03-16-2020
The National Institutes of Health Has Controls to Mitigate the Risk That Grantees Receive Duplicate Grant Funding A-02-19-02002
Updated Corporate Integrity Agreements
Updated Civil Monetary Penalties and Affirmative Exclusions
Updated: Work Plan
03-11-2020
Updated Corporate Integrity Agreements
03-10-2020
LEIE Database Updated with February 2020 Exclusions and Reinstatements
Factsheet: Kentucky's Oversight of Opioid Prescribing and Monitoring of Opioid Use A-04-19-02022
SAMHSA's Oversight of Accreditation Bodies for Opioid Treatment Programs Did Not Comply With Some Federal Requirements A-09-18-01007
Key Medicare Tools To Safeguard Against Pharmacy Fraud and Inappropriate Billing Do Not Apply to Part D OEI-02-15-00440
Florida Should Improve Its Oversight of Selected Nursing Homes' Compliance With Federal Requirements for Life Safety and Emergency Preparedness A-04-18-08065
03-09-2020
Comparison of Average Sales Prices and Average Manufacturer Prices: Results for the Third Quarter of 2019 OEI-03-20-00040
03-05-2020
Communication and Management Challenges Impeded HHS's Response to the Zero-Tolerance Policy OEI-BL-18-00510
Press Release: HHS OIG: Communication and Management Challenges Impeded HHS's Response to Zero-Tolerance Policy
03-04-2020
Medicare Hospital Provider Compliance Audit: Saint Francis Health Center A-07-17-05102
Updated Provider Self-Disclosure Settlements
03-03-2020
New Mexico's Monitoring of Childcare Providers Generally Ensured Provider Compliance With State Criminal Background Check Requirements at 30 Childcare Providers Reviewed A-06-19-07001
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Did Not Identify and Report Potential Antideficiency Act Violations for 12 Contracts Used To Establish the Federal Marketplace Under the Affordable Care Act A-03-16-03001
Updated Corporate Integrity Agreements
03-02-2020
CHI St. Vincent Infirmary: Audit of Outpatient Outlier Payments A-06-16-01002
National Institutes of Health Had Information Technology Control Weaknesses Surrounding Its Electronic Health Record System A-18-19-06003

February

02-27-2020
Testimony of Suzanne Murrin, Deputy Inspector General, Office of Evaluation and Inspections, Office of Inspector General, U.S. House Committee on Appropriations, Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies: Oversight of the Food and Drug Administration
02-26-2020
Ownership—But Not Physical Movement—of Selected Drugs Can Be Traced Through the Supply Chain OEI-05-17-00460
New York Made Unallowable Payments Totaling More Than $10 Million for Managed Care Beneficiaries Assigned Multiple Medicaid Identification Numbers A-02-18-01020
New York Claimed Unallowable Federal Reimbursement for Some Medicaid Physician-Administered Drugs A-02-18-01011
02-24-2020
OCIG Job Posting: Senior Counsel for Exclusions
(Washington, DC)
- Deadline 02/28/2020
02-21-2020
Updated Corporate Integrity Agreements
02-20-2020
Michigan Made Capitation Payments to Managed Care Entities After Beneficiaries' Deaths A-05-17-00048
02-18-2020
Opportunities for Williamson and Burnet Counties Had Ineffective Accounting Controls and Used Unapproved or Questionable Cost Allocation Methods A-06-18-02002
Updated: Work Plan
02-14-2020
The Majority of Providers Reviewed Used Medicare Part D Eligibility Verification Transactions for Potentially Inappropriate Purposes A-05-17-00020
Georgia's Monitoring of Childcare Providers Ensured Provider Compliance With State Criminal Background Check Requirements A-04-19-03580
02-13-2020
The Indiana State Medicaid Agency Made Capitation Payments to Managed Care Organizations After Beneficiaries' Deaths A-05-19-00007
Wateree Community Actions, Inc., Made Improvements but Still Requires Monitoring A-04-19-08069
New York Followed Its Approved Methodology for Claiming Enhanced Medicaid Reimbursement Under the Community First Choice Option A-02-17-01015
02-12-2020
The Federal Marketplace Properly Determined Individuals' Eligibility for Enrollment in Qualified Health Plans but Improperly Determined That an Estimated 3 Percent of Individuals Were Eligible for Insurance Affordability Programs A-09-18-01000
02-10-2020
FY 2021 Congressional Budget Justification
LEIE Database Updated with January 2020 Exclusions and Reinstatements
Life Safety and Emergency Preparedness Deficiencies Found at 18 of 20 Texas Nursing Homes A-06-19-08001
Job Opening: Associate Counsel for Exclusions (Washington, DC)
02-06-2020
New York Claimed Tens of Millions of Dollars for Opioid Treatment Program Services That Did Not Comply With Medicaid Requirements Intended To Ensure the Quality of Care Provided to Beneficiaries A-02-17-01021
Updated Provider Self-Disclosure Settlements
02-04-2020
Missouri Medicaid Fraud Control Unit: 2018 Onsite Inspection OEI-12-18-00490
02-03-2020
Geographic Disparities Affect Access to Buprenorphine Services for Opioid Use Disorder OEI-12-17-00240

January

01-30-2020
More Than One-Third of New Jersey's Federal Medicaid Reimbursement for Providing Community-Based Treatment Services Was Unallowable A-02-17-01020
01-29-2020
Medicare Market Shares of Diabetes Test Strips From April Through June 2019  OEI-04-19-00481
01-27-2020
The National Institutes of Health Submitted OIG Clearance Documents for Just Over One-Half of Its Audit Recommendations, and the Remaining 225 Recommendations Were Unresolved as of September 30, 2016 A-07-19-03236
CMS's Implementation of a 2014 Policy Change Resulted in Improvements in the Reporting of Coverage Gap Discounts Under Medicare Part D A-07-16-06067
Tennessee's Monitoring Ensured Compliance With Criminal Background Check Requirements at 28 of the 30 Childcare Providers Reviewed A-04-19-02023
01-24-2020
Advisory Opinion 20-02 (regarding financial assistance for travel, lodging, and other expenses provided by a pharmaceutical manufacturer to certain patients prescribed the manufacturer's drug)
01-23-2020
Updated Corporate Integrity Agreements
01-22-2020
Pennsylvania Did Not Fully Comply With Federal and State Requirements for Reporting and Monitoring Critical Incidents Involving Medicaid Beneficiaries With Developmental Disabilities A-03-17-00202
Updated Corporate Integrity Agreements
Updated Civil Monetary Penalties and Affirmative Exclusions
01-17-2020
Florida's Refugee Medical Assistance Payments Were Generally Allowable A-04-18-02010
Novitas Solutions, Inc. Needs Enhanced Guidance and Provider Education Related to Phlebotomy Travel Allowances  A-06-17-04002
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-04-19-06232
01-16-2020
CMS's Controls Over Assigning Medicare Beneficiary Identifiers and Mailing New Medicare Cards Were Generally Effective but Could Be Improved in Some Areas A-09-19-03003
01-15-2020
Updated Corporate Integrity Agreements
Updated: Work Plan
01-14-2020
New York Improperly Claimed Medicaid Reimbursement for Some Bridges to Health Waiver Program Services That Were Not in Accordance With an Approved Plan of Care and Did Not Meet Documentation Requirements A-02-18-01003
01-13-2020
Advisory Opinion 20-01 (regarding a hospital's provision of discounted training to a specified fire department's personnel at the hospital's facility)
01-10-2020
LEIE Database Updated with December 2019 Exclusions and Reinstatements
Updated Provider Self-Disclosure Settlements
01-06-2020
Updated Corporate Integrity Agreements
01-03-2020
Updated Corporate Integrity Agreements

December

12-23-2019
Updated Civil Monetary Penalties and Affirmative Exclusions
12-20-2019
Indian Health Service Has Strengthened Patient Protection Policies but Must Fully Integrate Them Into Practice and Organizational Culture OEI-06-19-00330
12-18-2019
Video: Healthcare Fraud: What You Need To Know
12-17-2019
Advisory Opinion 19-06 (regarding a supermarket's proposal to expand its current loyalty program to allow customers to earn rewards points on out-of-pocket costs paid in connection with pharmacy purchases)
12-16-2019
Eye on Oversight: 2019 Year in Review
CMS Made an Estimated $93.6 Million in Incorrect Medicare Electronic Health Record Incentive Payments to Acute-Care Hospitals, or Less Than 1 Percent of $10.8 Billion in Total Incentive Payments A-09-18-03020
California Made Progress Toward Achieving Program Goals for Enhancing Its Prescription Drug Monitoring Program A-09-18-01006
Medicare Home Health Agency Provider Compliance Audit: Palos Community Hospital Home Health Agency A-05-17-00022
Updated: Work Plan
12-13-2019
Medicare Hospital Provider Compliance Audit: Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Dallas  A-04-18-08068
Updated Civil Monetary Penalties and Affirmative Exclusions
12-12-2019
Billions in Estimated Medicare Advantage Payments From Chart Reviews Raise Concerns OEI-03-17-00470
Updated Corporate Integrity Agreements
12-10-2019
LEIE Database Updated with November 2019 Exclusions and Reinstatements
12-06-2019
Medicare Hospital Provider Compliance Audit: St. Vincent Hospital A-05-18-00040
12-04-2019
Factsheet: Alabama's Oversight of Opioid Prescribing and Monitoring of Opioid Use A-04-19-00125
Pathways for Children Needs To Strengthen Documentation Requirements A-01-18-02503
Updated Corporate Integrity Agreements
12-03-2019
Medicare Hospital Provider Compliance Audit: Northwest Medical Center A-04-18-08064
Medicare Hospital Provider Compliance Audit: Carolinas Hospital A-04-18-08063
12-02-2019
Fall 2019 Semiannual Report to Congress
OIG Fiscal Year 2019 Semiannual Report Reveals Taxpayers Could See Nearly $5.9 Billion Returned to Government

November

11-27-2019
Hospitals Received Millions in Excessive Outlier Payments Because CMS Limits the Reconciliation Process A-05-16-00060
11-26-2019
Noridian Healthcare Solutions, LLC, Did Not Claim Allowable Medicare Nonqualified Costs A-07-19-00574
Noridian Healthcare Solutions, LLC, Did Not Claim Allowable Medicare Nonqualified Costs Through Its Incurred Cost Proposals A-07-19-00573
Updated Civil Monetary Penalties and Affirmative Exclusions
11-25-2019
Cahaba Safeguard Administrators, LLC, Properly Updated the Medicare Segment Pension Assets as of January 1, 2017 A-07-19-00571
Cahaba Government Benefits Administrators, LLC, Overstated Its Medicare Segment Pension Assets as of January 1, 2017 A-07-19-00570
11-22-2019
Highlands of Little Rock West Markham Holdings, LLC: Audit of Documentation of Therapy Resource Utilization Groups A-06-18-08003
Updated Corporate Integrity Agreements
11-21-2019
Registered Nurses Did Not Always Visit Medicare Beneficiaries' Homes At Least Once Every 14 Days To Assess The Quality of Care and Services Provided by Hospice Aides A-09-18-03022
11-19-2019
Comparison of Average Sales Prices and Average Manufacturer Prices: Results for the Second Quarter of 2019 (OEI-03-20-00070)
11-18-2019
2019 Top Management & Performance Challenges Facing HHS
11-15-2019
Updated Corporate Integrity Agreements
Updated: Work Plan
11-14-2019
Eye on Oversight - The New HHS OIG Hotline
Statement for the Record: Office of Inspector General, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services: U.S. House Committee on Ways and Means: Caring for Aging Americans
New Jersey Improperly Claimed Tens of Millions for Medicaid School-Based Administrative Costs Based on Random Moment Sampling That Did Not Meet Federal Requirements A-02-17-01006
California Should Improve Its Oversight of Selected Nursing Homes' Compliance With Federal Requirements for Life Safety and Emergency Preparedness A-09-18-02009
The University of Minnesota Complied With Federal Requirements To Perform Risk Assessments and Monitor Subrecipients A-05-18-00015
11-12-2019
Medicare Made Hundreds of Thousands of Dollars in Overpayments for Chronic Care Management Services A-07-17-05101
Updated Corporate Integrity Agreements
11-08-2019
Noridian Healthcare Solutions, LLC, Claimed Some Unallowable Medicare Postretirement Benefit Costs A-07-19-00569
Noridian Healthcare Solutions, LLC, Did Not Claim Some Allowable Medicare Postretirement Benefit Costs Through Its Incurred Cost Proposals A-07-19-00568
Noridian Healthcare Solutions, LLC, Understated Its Medicare Segment Postretirement Benefit Assets A-07-19-00567
Noridian Healthcare Solutions, LLC, Claimed Some Unallowable Medicare Pension Costs Through Its Incurred Cost Proposals A-07-18-00550
Noridian Healthcare Solutions, LLC, Claimed Some Unallowable Medicare Pension Costs A-07-18-00548
Noridian Healthcare Solutions, LLC, Understated Its Medicare Segment Pension Assets A-07-18-00547
Updated Corporate Integrity Agreements
11-06-2019
Medicare Improperly Paid Acute-Care Hospitals $54.4 Million for Inpatient Claims Subject to the Post-Acute-Care Transfer Policy A-09-19-03007
Updated CIA Reportable Events
Updated Provider Self-Disclosure Settlements
11-05-2019
Audit of Medicare Part D Pharmacy Fees: Geisinger Health Systems, Inc. A-03-18-00006
11-04-2019
LEIE Database Updated with October 2019 Exclusions and Reinstatements
Medicare Allowable Amounts for Certain Orthotic Devices Are Not Comparable With Payments Made by Select Non-Medicare Payers A-05-17-00033
Medicare Improperly Paid Suppliers an Estimated $92.5 Million for Inhalation Drugs A-09-18-03018
Medicare Home Health Agency Provider Compliance Review: Angels Care Home Health A-07-16-05093

October

10-31-2019
Tennessee Made Unallowable Capitation Payments for Beneficiaries Assigned Multiple Medicaid Identification Numbers A-04-18-07079
Texas Did Not Ensure That Its Managed-Care Organizations Complied With Requirements Prohibiting Medicaid Payments for Services Related to Provider-Preventable Conditions (A-06-16-01001)
10-30-2019
Testimony of Brian P. Ritchie, Assistant Inspector General for Audit Services, Office of Inspector General, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services: U.S. Senate Committee on Finance, Subcommittee on Health Care: Medicaid: Compliance with Eligibility Requirements
10-28-2019
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Met the Requirements of the Digital Accountability and Transparency Act of 2014, With Areas That Require Improvement A-17-19-54000
Rhode Island Hospital Submitted Some Inaccurate Wage Data A-01-17-00509
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Could Improve Its Processes for Evaluating and Reporting Payment Recovery Savings Associated With the Fraud Prevention System A-01-15-00510
10-25-2019
Updated Corporate Integrity Agreements
10-24-2019
Testimony of Gary Cantrell, Deputy Inspector General for Investigations, Office of Investigations, Office of Inspector General, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services: U.S. Senate Committee on Finance: OIG's Efforts to Address the Prescribing and Treatment Dimensions of the Opioid Crisis
10-23-2019
Sunshine ACO, LLC, Generally Reported Complete and Accurate Data on Quality Measures Through the CMS Web Portal, but There Were a Few Reporting Deficiencies That Did Not Affect the Overall Quality Performance Score (A-09-18-03019)
Updated Civil Monetary Penalties and Affirmative Exclusions
10-22-2019
Trends in Nursing Home Complaints (2016-2018)
10-21-2019
New York State Claimed Federal Reimbursement for Unallowable Childcare Subsidies Paid to New York City (A-02-17-02010)
10-15-2019
Updated Fraud Risk Indicator
Updated: Work Plan
10-10-2019
LEIE Database Updated with September 2019 Exclusions and Reinstatements
Updated CIA Reportable Events
Updated Provider Self-Disclosure Settlements
10-09-2019
Revisions to the Safe Harbors Under the Anti-Kickback Statute and Civil Monetary Penalty Rules Regarding Beneficiary Inducements
Wisconsin Physicians Service Needs Enhanced Guidance and Provider Education Related to Phlebotomy Travel Allowances (A-06-17-04005)
Updated Corporate Integrity Agreements
Updated State False Claims Act Review Letters
10-08-2019
Updated Corporate Integrity Agreements
10-04-2019
The Next Door Foundation Claimed Unallowable Indirect Costs and Did Not Document the Funding Source of Program Expenditures in Accordance With Federal Requirements (A-05-18-00008)
10-03-2019
The Minnesota State Medicaid Agency Made Capitation Payments to Managed Care Organizations After Beneficiaries' Deaths (A-05-17-00049)
Updated Stipulated Penalties and Exclusion for Material Breach
Updated Civil Monetary Penalties and Affirmative Exclusions
10-02-2019
California Needs To Improve Oversight of Community-Based Adult Services Providers' Compliance With Health and Safety and Administrative Requirements (A-09-18-02002)
10-01-2019
National Government Services, Inc., Did Not Claim Some Medicare Postretirement Benefit Plan Costs Through Its Incurred Cost Proposals (A-07-19-00566)
National Government Services, Inc., Claimed Some Unallowable Medicare Nonqualified Plans Costs Through Its Incurred Cost Proposals  (A-07-19-00572)
Updated Corporate Integrity Agreements
Spring and Summer Internship Applications

September

09-30-2019
National Government Services, Inc., Claimed Some Unallowable Medicare Pension Costs Through Its Incurred Cost Proposals (A-07-19-00564)
National Government Services, Inc., Claimed Some Unallowable Medicare Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan Costs Through Its Incurred Cost Proposals (A-07-19-00565)
09-27-2019
Nationwide Genetic Testing Fraud
NIH Has Made Strides in Reviewing Financial Conflicts of Interest in Extramural Research, But Could Do More (OEI-03-19-00150)
Vetting Peer Reviewers at NIH's Center for Scientific Review: Strengths and Limitations (OEI-01-19-00160)
Patient Safety Organizations: Hospital Participation, Value, and Challenges (OEI-01-17-00420)
The National Institutes of Health Has Limited Policies, Procedures, and Controls in Place for Helping To Ensure That Institutions Report All Sources of Research Support, Financial Interests, and Affiliations (A-03-19-03003)
Updated Corporate Integrity Agreements
09-26-2019
Department of Health and Human Services Had Email Requirements for Political Appointees, but Office of the Secretary Lacked Effective Monitoring and Enforcement  (A-18-18-11050)
The National Institutes of Health Administered Superfund Appropriations During Fiscal Year 2017 in Accordance With Federal Requirements  (A-04-19-04071)
National Government Services, Inc., Claimed Some Unallowable Medicare Nonqualified Plans Costs Through Its Final Administrative Cost Proposals (A-07-19-00563)
National Government Services, Inc., Claimed Some Unallowable Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan Costs Through Its Final Administrative Cost Proposals (A-07-18-00551)
09-24-2019
CMS Paid Over $277 Million in Unallowable CHIPRA Bonus Payments Based on Incorrect Enrollment Data (A-04-17-08061)
09-23-2019
Ohio Made Medicaid Capitation Payments That Were Duplicative or Were Improper Based on Beneficiary Eligibility Status or Demographics (A-05-16-00061)
Opioid Use in Medicare Part D in Missouri (OEI-02-19-00391)
Arrested Deadbeat: Charles Hefner
09-20-2019
Reasonable Assumptions in Manufacturer Reporting of AMPs and Best Prices (OEI-12-17-00130)
09-19-2019
Testimony of Ann Maxwell, Assistant Inspector General, Office of Inspector General, Office of Evaluation and Inspections, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services: U.S. House Committee on Energy & Commerce: HHS-OIG Oversight of the Unaccompanied Alien Children Program
Some Medicare Part D Beneficiaries Face Avoidable Extra Steps That Can Delay or Prevent Access to Prescribed Drugs (OEI-09-16-00411)
Texas Did Not Bill Manufacturers for Some Rebates for Physician-Administered Drugs Dispensed to Enrollees of Medicaid Managed-Care Organizations (A-06-17-04001)
09-18-2019
Testimony of Ann Maxwell, Assistant Inspector General, Office of Inspector General, Office of Evaluation and Inspections, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services: U.S. House Committee on Appropriations: HHS-OIG Oversight of the Unaccompanied Alien Children Program
Medicare's Oversight of Ambulatory Surgery Centers (OEI-01-15-00400)
Updated Civil Monetary Penalties and Affirmative Exclusions
Updated Stipulated Penalties and Exclusion for Material Breach
Updated CIA Reportable Events
09-16-2019
Provider Shortages and Limited Availability of Behavioral Health Services in New Mexico's Medicaid Managed Care (OEI-02-17-00490)
Medicare Incorrectly Paid Providers for Emergency Ambulance Transports From Hospitals to Skilled Nursing Facilities (A-09-18-03030)
Updated: Work Plan
09-13-2019
Rebates for Brand Name Drugs in Part D Substantially Reduced the Growth in Spending from 2011 to 2015 (OEI-03-19-00010)
Updated Provider Self-Disclosure Settlements
Updated Grantee Self-Disclosure Protocol
09-12-2019
Vermont's Office of Child Support Needs Better Oversight Over Its Administrative Costs Claimed (A-01-18-02501)
09-11-2019
Advisory Opinion 19-05 (regarding a proposed purchase of real estate from a limited liability company owned, in part, by an excluded individual)
09-10-2019
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Could Use Comprehensive Error Rate Testing Data To Identify High-Risk Home Health Agencies  (A-05-17-00035)
Advisory Opinion 19-04 (regarding a technology company's proposal to make visible to Federal health care program beneficiaries: (i) its online healthcare directory for searching and booking medical appointments, where healthcare professionals pay, or would pay, per-click or per-booking fees to be listed in the directory; and (ii) sponsored advertisements on its online healthcare directory and third-party websites, where healthcare professionals pay, or would pay, per-impression or per-click fees for such sponsored advertisements (the "Proposed Arrangement"))
09-06-2019
LEIE Database Updated with August 2019 Exclusions and Reinstatements
09-05-2019
Twin Palms Received Unallowable Medicare Payments for Chiropractic Services (A-04-16-07065)
West Florida ACO, LLC, Generally Reported Complete and Accurate Data on Quality Measures Through the CMS Web Portal, but There Were a Few Reporting Deficiencies That Did Not Affect the Overall Quality Performance Score (A-09-18-03003)
Oceanside Medical Group Received Unallowable Medicare Payments for Psychotherapy Services (A-09-18-03004)
Updated Corporate Integrity Agreements
09-04-2019
Care Provider Facilities Described Challenges Addressing Mental Health Needs of Children in HHS Custody (OEI-09-18-00431)
Unaccompanied Alien Children Care Provider Facilities Generally Conducted Required Background Checks but Faced Challenges in Hiring, Screening, and Retaining Employees (A-12-19-20001)
Featured Topics: Unaccompanied Children
Media Materials: Unaccompanied Children
Colorado Did Not Correctly Determine Medicaid Eligibility for Some Newly Enrolled Beneficiaries (A-07-16-04228)
Florida Medicaid Paid Hundreds of Millions in Unallowable Payments to Jackson Memorial Hospital Under Its Low Income Pool Program (A-04-17-04058)
09-03-2019
New Jersey Did Not Bill Manufacturers for Tens of Millions of Dollars in Rebates for Drugs Dispensed to Enrollees of Medicaid Managed-Care Organizations (A-02-16-01011)
Illinois Medicaid Managed Care Organizations Received Capitation Payments After Beneficiaries' Deaths (A-05-18-00026)

August

08-29-2019
Organizational Challenges to Improving Quality of Care in Indian Health Service Hospitals (OEI-06-16-00390)
Mederi Caretenders Home Health Billed for Home Health Services That Did Not Comply With Medicare Billing Requirements (A-07-16-05092)
08-28-2019
Utah Medicaid Fraud Control Unit: 2018 Onsite Review (OEI-09-18-00170)
All Six States Reviewed Had Partially Implemented New Criminal Background Check Requirements for Childcare Providers, and Five of the States Anticipate Full Implementation by Fiscal Year 2020 (A-05-19-00015)
08-27-2019
Medicare Part D Is Still Paying Millions for Drugs Already Paid for Under the Part A Hospice Benefit (A-06-17-08004)
Updated Civil Monetary Penalties and Affirmative Exclusions
08-26-2019
National Background Check Program for Long Term Care Providers: Assessment of State Programs Concluded in 2017 and 2018 (OEI-07-18-00290)
08-23-2019
New York Incorrectly Claimed Enhanced Federal Medicaid Reimbursement for Some Beneficiaries (A-02-15-01023)
New York Should Improve Its Oversight of Selected Nursing Homes' Compliance With Federal Requirements for Life Safety and Emergency Preparedness (A-02-17-01027)
The Administration for Children and Families Should Improve the Oversight of Tribal Grantees' Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Programs (A-07-17-04105)
Review of Medicare Administrative Contractor Information Security Program Evaluations for Fiscal Year 2018 (A-18-19-11300)
08-22-2019
Idaho Medicaid Fraud Control Unit: 2018 Onsite Inspection (OEI-12-18-00320)
The Food and Drug Administration Did Not Submit Clearance Documents for Any Audit Recommendations During Fiscal Years 2015 and 2016 but Has Since Made Significant Progress (A-07-18-03231)
08-20-2019
National Review of Opioid Prescribing in Medicaid Is Not Yet Possible (OEI-05-18-00480)
Southwest Key Did Not Have Adequate Controls in Place To Secure Personally Identifiable Information Under the Unaccompanied Alien Children Program (A-18-18-06001)
Southwest Key Programs Did Not Always Comply With Health and Safety Requirements For The Unaccompanied Alien Children Program (A-06-17-07005)
Connecticut Claimed Unallowable Federal Reimbursement for Medicaid Physician-Administered Drugs That Were Not Invoiced to Manufacturers for Rebates (A-07-18-06078)
The Health Resources and Services Administration Resolved All of Its Audit Recommendations, With Over 99 Percent Resolved in Accordance With Federal Timeliness Requirements (A-07-19-03235)
08-19-2019
Medicare Part B Drug Payments: Impact of Price Substitutions Based on 2017 Average Sales Prices (OEI-03-19-00260)
08-16-2019
Updated Civil Monetary Penalties and Affirmative Exclusions
08-15-2019
Updated: Work Plan
Many Medicaid-Enrolled Children Who Were Treated for ADHD Did Not Receive Recommended Followup Care (OEI-07-17-00170)
HHS Did Not Always Efficiently Plan and Coordinate Its International Ebola Response Efforts (A-04-16-03567)
Pennsylvania Did Not Ensure That Its Managed-Care Organizations Complied With Requirements Prohibiting Medicaid Payments for Services Related to Provider-Preventable Conditions (A-03-16-00205)
08-14-2019
The Administration for Community Living Failed To Conduct Any of the Required Onsite Compliance Reviews of Independent Living Programs (A-05-18-00034)
08-13-2019
States' Payment Rates Under the Child Care and Development Fund Program Could Limit Access to Child Care Providers (OEI-03-15-00170)
Comparison of Average Sales Prices and Average Manufacturer Prices: Results for the First Quarter of 2019 (OEI-03-19-00050)
Georgia Medicaid Managed Care Organizations Received Capitation Payments After Beneficiaries' Deaths (A-04-15-06183)
New York Achieved Program Goals For Enhancing Its Prescription Drug Monitoring Program (A-02-18-02001)
08-09-2019
Updated Corporate Integrity Agreements
Updated Provider Self-Disclosure Settlements
08-08-2019
LEIE Database Updated with July 2019 Exclusions and Reinstatements
08-06-2019
Updated Corporate Integrity Agreements

July

07-31-2019
Group Health Incorporated Understated Its EmblemHealth Services Company, LLC, Employees' Retirement Plan Medicare Segment Pension Assets as of January 1, 2015 (A-07-19-00561)
Group Health Incorporated Overstated Its Local 153 Pension Plan Medicare Segment Pension Assets as of January 1, 2015  (A-07-19-00562)
Group Health Incorporated Understated Its Cash Balance Pension Plan Medicare Segment Pension Assets as of January 1, 2011 (A-07-19-00557)
07-30-2019
Updated Civil Monetary Penalties and Affirmative Exclusions
07-29-2019
Updated Corporate Integrity Agreements
Updated Stipulated Penalties and Exclusion for Material Breach
07-26-2019
Oversight of Opioid Prescribing and Monitoring of Opioid Use: States Have Taken Action To Address the Opioid Epidemic (A-09-18-01005)
Kansas Medicaid Fraud Control Unit: 2018 Onsite Inspection (OEI-12-18-00210)
07-24-2019
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration Resolved Approximately One-Third of Its Audit Recommendations, None in Accordance With Federal Timeframe Requirements (A-07-19-03233)
ACOs' Strategies for Transitioning to Value-Based Care: Lessons From the Medicare Shared Savings Program (OEI-02-15-00451)
07-23-2019
Testimony of Megan H. Tinker, Senior Advisor for Legal Affairs, Office of Counsel to the Inspector General, Office of Inspector General, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services: United States Senate Committee on Finance: Promoting Elder Justice: A Call for Reform
A Resource Guide for Using Diagnosis Codes in Health Insurance Claims To Help Identify Unreported Abuse or Neglect (A-01-19-00502)
07-22-2019
Solutions to Reduce Fraud, Waste, and Abuse in HHS Programs: OIG's Top Recommendations
Case Study: Indian Health Service Management of Rosebud Hospital Emergency Department Closure and Reopening (OEI-06-17-00270)
IHS Needs To Improve Oversight of Its Hospitals' Opioid Prescribing and Dispensing Practices and Consider Centralizing Its Information Technology Functions (A-18-17-11400)
New York Did Not Correctly Determine Medicaid Eligibility for Some Non-Newly Eligible Beneficiaries (A-02-16-01005)
07-19-2019
Updated Corporate Integrity Agreements
07-16-2019
99 of 100 California Department of Social Services Refugee Cash Assistance Payments Received Were Allowable (A-04-18-02017)
Kentucky Did Not Comply With Federal Waiver and State Requirements at 14 of 20 Adult Day Health Care Facilities Reviewed  (A-04-18-00123)
Updated Corporate Integrity Agreements
07-15-2019
Problems Remain for Ensuring That All High Risk Medicaid Providers Undergo Criminal Background Checks (OEI-05-18-00070)
Eye on Oversight: Medicaid Provider Enrollment Screening
Updated: Work Plan
07-12-2019
Testimony of Ann Maxwell, Assistant Inspector General, Office of Inspector General, Office of Evaluation and Inspections, Office of Inspector General, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services: U.S. House Committee on Oversight and Reform: HHS-OIG Oversight of the Unaccompanied Alien Children Program
Updated Civil Monetary Penalties and Affirmative Exclusions
07-11-2019
Updated Corporate Integrity Agreements
HHS OIG Grant Self-Disclosure Program Guidance
Updated Grantee Self-Disclosure Protocol
07-10-2019
LEIE Database Updated with June 2019 Exclusions and Reinstatements
Opioid Use Decreased in Medicare Part D, While Medication-Assisted Treatment Increased (OEI-02-19-00390)
New York's Claims for Medicaid Nursing Home Transition and Diversion Waiver Program Services Generally Complied With Federal and State Requirements but Had Reimbursement Errors That Resulted in a Minimal Amount of Overpayments (A-02-17-01005)
New York Claimed Federal Reimbursement for Some Payments to Health Home Providers That Did Not Meet Medicaid Requirements (A-02-17-01004)
Updated Stipulated Penalties and Exclusion for Material Breach
Updated Corporate Integrity Agreements
07-09-2019
Hospice Deficiencies Pose Risks to Medicare Beneficiaries (OEI-02-17-00020)
Safeguards Must Be Strengthened To Protect Medicare Hospice Beneficiaries From Harm (OEI-02-17-00021)
2019: Vulnerabilities in Hospice Care
07-05-2019
Medicare Part D Rebates for Prescriptions Filled at 340B Contract Pharmacies (A-03-16-00002)
Updated Fraud Risk Indicator
07-03-2019
Updated Provider Self-Disclosure Settlements
07-02-2019
Part D Plans Generally Include Drugs Commonly Used by Dual Eligibles: 2019 (OEI-05-19-00220)
The Food and Drug Administration Generally Complied With Federal Requirements for the Preparation and Receipt of Select Agent Shipments (A-03-16-00354)
Recommendation Followup: Delaware Is Reporting Medicaid Overpayments In Compliance With Federal Requirements (A-03-17-00203)
Updated Civil Monetary Penalties and Affirmative Exclusions
07-01-2019
The Florida Department of Children and Families Made Some Unallowable Refugee Cash Assistance Payments (A-04-18-02011)
Updated Civil Monetary Penalties and Affirmative Exclusions

June

06-28-2019
Illinois Claimed Unallowable Federal Reimbursement for Some Medicaid Physician-Administered Drugs (A-05-18-00030)
Updated Corporate Integrity Agreements
06-21-2019
The National Institutes of Health Administered Superfund Appropriations During Fiscal Year 2016 in Accordance With Federal Requirements (A-04-18-04065)
Updated Corporate Integrity Agreements
06-20-2019
Updated Corporate Integrity Agreements
06-19-2019
Testimony of Vicki L. Robinson, Senior Counselor for Policy, Office of Inspector General, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services: U.S. Senate Special Committee on Aging: The Complex Web of Prescription Drug Prices, Part III: Examining Agency Efforts to Further Competition and Increase Affordability
Medicare Could Have Saved Millions of Dollars in Payments for Three-Dimensional Conformal Radiation Therapy Planning Services (A-09-18-03026)
06-18-2019
Updated Corporate Integrity Agreements
06-17-2019
Updated: Work Plan
Princeton Place Did Not Always Comply With Care Plans for Residents Who Were Diagnosed With Urinary Tract Infections (A-06-17-02002)
The Therapy Resource Utilization Groups at Epworth Villa Retirement Community's Skilled Nursing Facility Were Properly Supported (A-06-18-08002)
06-14-2019
The National Institutes of Health Could Improve Its Monitoring To Ensure That an Awardee of the All of Us Research Program Had Adequate Cybersecurity Controls To Protect Participants' Sensitive Data Audit (A-18-17-09304)
Updated Corporate Integrity Agreement List
Job Opening: Medicare/Medicaid Attorney Deadline to Apply: June 28, 2019
06-13-2019
Alaska Did Not Fully Comply With Federal and State Requirements for Reporting and Monitoring Critical Incidents Involving Medicaid Beneficiaries With Developmental Disabilities (A-09-17-02006)
06-12-2019
Video: Eye on Oversight: Abuse & Neglect of Medicare Beneficiaries
Media Materials: Abuse and Neglect of Medicare Beneficiaries
CMS Could Use Medicare Data To Identify Instances of Potential Abuse or Neglect (A-01-17-00513)
Incidents of Potential Abuse and Neglect at Skilled Nursing Facilities Were Not Always Reported and Investigated (A-01-16-00509)
Medicare Payments to Providers for Polysomnography Services Did Not Always Meet Medicare Billing Requirements (A-04-17-07069)
Most Hospitals Obtain Compounded Drugs From Outsourcing Facilities, Which Must Meet FDA Quality Standards (OEI-01-17-00090)
06-11-2019
New York May Not Have Complied With Federal and State Requirements Prohibiting Medicaid Payments for Inpatient Hospital Services Related to Provider-Preventable Conditions (A-02-16-01022)
The University of Kentucky Made Progress Toward Achieving Program Goals for Enhancing Its Prescription Drug Monitoring Program (A-04-18-02012)
Updated Provider Self-Disclosure Settlements
06-07-2019
Nevada Medicaid Fraud Control Unit: 2018 Onsite Inspection (OEI-06-18-00190)
Updated Civil Monetary Penalties and Affirmative Exclusions
06-06-2019
Great Lakes Home Health Services, Inc., Billed for Home Health Services That Did Not Comply With Medicare Coverage and Payment Requirements (A-05-16-00057)
06-05-2019
Testimony of Leslie W. Hollie, Chief of Investigative Operations, Office of Inspector General, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services: U.S. Senate Committee on Finance: Foreign Threats to Taxpayer-Funded Medical Research: Oversight Opportunities and Policy Solutions
Job Openings: Experienced Health Care Attorneys (Associate and Senior Counsel Positions) Deadline to Apply: July 12, 2019
St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center Submitted Some Inaccurate Wage Data (A-01-17-00510)
LEIE Database Updated with May 2019 Exclusions and Reinstatements
06-03-2019
Fraud Alert: Genetic Testing Scam
Spring Semiannual Report to Congress

May

05-31-2019
FY18 Health Care Fraud and Abuse Control (HCFAC) Program
05-29-2019
2018 Performance Data for the Senior Medicare Patrol Projects (OEI-02-19-00280)
05-24-2019
Metropolitan Jewish Home Care, Inc., Billed for Home Health Services That Did Not Comply with Medicare Requirements (A-02-16-01001)
Massachusetts Did Not Ensure Its Managed-Care Organizations Complied With Requirements Prohibiting Medicaid Payments for Services Related to Provider-Preventable Conditions (A-01-17-00003)
Excella HomeCare Billed for Home Health Services That Did Not Comply With Medicare Coverage and Payment Requirements (A-01-16-00500)
05-23-2019
EHS Home Health Care Service, Inc., Billed for Home Health Services That Did Not Comply With Medicare Coverage and Payment Requirements (A-05-16-00055)
New Jersey Claimed Unallowable Federal Reimbursement for Some Medicaid Physician-Administered Drugs (A-02-16-01012)
05-22-2019
Using Health IT for Care Coordination: Insights from Six Medicare Accountable Care Organizations (OEI-01-16-00180)
05-21-2019
Four States Did Not Comply With Federal Waiver and State Requirements in Overseeing Adult Day Care Centers and Foster Care Homes (A-05-19-00005)
05-15-2019
Comparison of Average Sales Prices and Average Manufacturer Prices: Results for the Fourth Quarter of 2018 (OEI-03-19-00040)
Video: Joanne Chiedi's Remarks at the 2019 HCCA Compliance Institute
Updated: Work Plan
05-13-2019
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 2018 (A-17-19-52000)
05-10-2019
California Medicaid Managed Care Organizations Received Capitation Payments After Beneficiaries� Deaths (A-04-18-06220)
Updated Corporate Integrity Agreement List
05-09-2019
LEIE Database Updated with April 2019 Exclusions and Reinstatements
05-07-2019
Updated Corporate Integrity Agreement List
05-06-2019
One Percent of Drugs With Medicaid Reimbursement Were Not FDA-Approved (OEI-03-17-00120)
Updated Provider Self-Disclosure Settlements
05-03-2019
Medicaid Could Save Hundreds of Millions by Excluding Authorized Generic Drug Transactions to Secondary Manufacturers from Brand Name Drugs� Average Manufacturer Price Calculations (A-06-18-04002)
05-02-2019
Some Diagnosis Codes That Essence Healthcare, Inc., Submitted to CMS Did Not Comply With Federal Requirements (A-07-17-01170)
Trends in Deficiencies at Nursing Homes Show That Improvements Are Needed To Ensure the Health and Safety of Residents (A-09-18-02010)
Updated Corporate Integrity Agreement List
05-01-2019
The Children's Village, Inc., an Administration for Children and Families Grantee, Did Not Always Comply with Applicable Federal and State Policies and Requirements (A-02-16-02013)

April

04-30-2019
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's South Africa Office Generally Implemented Our Prior Audit Recommendation (A-04-18-01009)
04-26-2019
Updated Stipulated Penalties and Exclusion for Material Breach
Updated Civil Monetary Penalties and Affirmative Exclusions
04-25-2019
National Background Check Program for Long Term Care Providers: Assessment of State Programs Concluded Between 2013 and 2016 (OEI-07-16-00160)
Updated Corporate Integrity Agreement List
04-19-2019
Review of the Department of Health and Human Services' Compliance with the Federal Information Security Modernization Act of 2014 for Fiscal Year 2018 (A-18-18-11200)
04-18-2019
Washington State Made Progress Toward Achieving Program Goals for Enhancing Its Prescription Drug Monitoring Program (A-09-18-01001)
04-17-2019
Concerns About Opioid Use in Medicare Part D in the Appalachian Region (OEI-02-18-00224)
2019 Appalachian Region Opioid Takedown
04-15-2019
Updated: Work Plan
04-11-2019
Factsheet: Texas' Oversight of Opioid Prescribing and Monitoring of Opioid Use (A-06-18-04000)
Indiana Claimed Unallowable Federal Reimbursement for Some Medicaid Physician-Administered Drugs (A-05-17-00038)
Foreign Assistance to Combat HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria—Fiscal Year 2019 Inspectors General Coordinated Oversight Plan
04-10-2019
LEIE Database Updated with March 2019 Exclusions and Reinstatements
04-09-2019
Fraud Alert: Nationwide Brace Scam
Media Materials: Nationwide Brace Scam
04-08-2019
Highlights from Principal Deputy IG Joanne Chiedi's 2019 HCCA Compliance Institute Remarks
The Passamaquoddy Tribe's Pleasant Point Health Center Needs To Improve Its Medical-Referral Process (A-01-17-01503)
Updated Fraud Risk Indicator
Updated Stipulated Penalties and Exclusion for Material Breach
04-05-2019
Although the Administration for Community Living Resolved Nearly All Audit Recommendations, It Did Not Always Do So in Accordance With Federal Timeframe Requirements (A-07-18-03232)
04-04-2019
Updated Corporate Integrity Agreement List
Updated Provider Self-Disclosure Settlements
Grantee Self-Disclosure Settlements
04-02-2019
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration Followed Grant Regulations and Program-Specific Requirements When Awarding State Targeted Response to the Opioid Crisis Grants (A-03-17-03302)

March

03-28-2019
New Jersey Did Not Provide Adequate Oversight of Its Medicaid Delivery System Reform Incentive Payment Program (A-02-17-01007)
03-27-2019
New York Did Not Provide Adequate Stewardship of Substance Abuse Prevention and Treatment Block Grant Funds (A-02-17-02009)
Weill Cornell Medicine Monitored Subrecipients and Claimed Allowable National Institutes of Health Award Costs (A-02-17-02006)
03-25-2019
Medicaid Fraud Control Units Fiscal Year 2018 Annual Report (OEI-09-19-00230)
Medicare Market Shares of Non-Mail Order Diabetes Test Strips From April Through June 2018 (OEI-04-18-00441)
Recommendation Followup: Vulnerabilities Continue To Exist in the HHS Small Business Innovation Research Program (OEI-04-18-00230)
Updated Civil Monetary Penalties and Affirmative Exclusions
03-22-2019
Final Rule: Revisions to State Medicaid Fraud Control Unit Rules
03-20-2019
Updated Corporate Integrity Agreement List
03-19-2019
Updated Stipulated Penalties and Exclusion for Material Breach
03-18-2019
FY 2020 Congressional Budget Justification
03-15-2019
Updated: Work Plan
03-13-2019
Summary Report for Office of Inspector General Penetration Testing of Eight HHS Operating Division Networks (A-18-18-08500)
03-12-2019
Factsheet: West Virginia's Oversight of Opioid Prescribing and Monitoring of Opioid Use (A-03-18-03302)
Michigan Disbursed Only Part of Its Civil Money Penalty Collections, Limiting Resources To Protect or Improve Care for Nursing Facility Residents (A-05-17-00019)
03-11-2019
LEIE Database Updated with February 2019 Exclusions and Reinstatements
Updated Corporate Integrity Agreement List
03-08-2019
Missouri Claimed Some Unallowable Medicaid Payments for Targeted Case Management Services (A-07-17-03219)
New Mexico Did Not Always Appropriately Refund the Federal Share of Recoveries from Managed Care Organizations (A-06-18-09001)
Updated Provider Self-Disclosure Settlements
03-07-2019
Advisory Opinion 19-03 (regarding a program offered by a medical center that provides free, in-home follow-up care to eligible individuals with congestive heart failure (the "Current Arrangement") and the proposed expansion of this program to include certain individuals with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease)
03-01-2019
Factsheet: New Hampshire's Oversight of Opioid Prescribing and Monitoring of Opioid Use (A-01-18-01501)
Updated Civil Monetary Penalties and Affirmative Exclusions

February

02-28-2019
Although the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Resolved Nearly All Audit Recommendations, It Did Not Always Do So in Accordance With Federal Timeframe Requirements (A-07-17-03226)
02-21-2019
Updated Civil Monetary Penalties and Affirmative Exclusions
02-20-2019
CMS Improperly Paid Millions of Dollars for Skilled Nursing Facility Services When the Medicare 3-Day Inpatient Hospital Stay Requirement Was Not Met (A-05-16-00043)
Comparison of Average Sales Prices and Average Manufacturer Prices: Results for the Third Quarter of 2018 (OEI-03-19-00030)
Updated Corporate Integrity Agreement List
02-19-2019
Factsheet: Nevada's Oversight of Opioid Prescribing and Monitoring of Opioid Use (A-09-18-01004)
TrustSolutions, LLC, Did Not Claim Some Allowable Medicare Pension Costs Through Its Incurred Cost Proposals (A-07-18-00540)
CDC Reimbursed Contractors for Some Unallowable World Trade Center Health Program Administrative Costs (A-02-16-02012)
Updated Corporate Integrity Agreement List
02-15-2019
Updated: Work Plan
Job Opening: Health Information Technology Attorney (Term Appointment), Deadline: March 13, 2019
02-14-2019
Lincoln Hall Boys' Haven, an Administration for Children and Families Grantee, Did Not Always Comply With Applicable Federal and State Policies and Requirements (A-02-16-02007)
02-13-2019
Most Wanted Fugitive Juan Gil Alejo Sentenced to Prison
Opportunities Exist for the National Institutes of Health To Strengthen Controls in Place To Permit and Monitor Access to Its Sensitive Data (A-18-18-09350)
Factsheet: Utah's Oversight of Opioid Prescribing and Monitoring of Opioid Use (A-07-18-05115)
Factsheet: Tennessee's Oversight of Opioid Prescribing and Monitoring of Opioid Use (A-04-18-00124)
Medicare Compliance Review of Community Hospital (A-05-17-00026)
02-11-2019
CMS Guidance to State Survey Agencies on Verifying Correction of Deficiencies Needs To Be Improved To Help Ensure the Health and Safety of Nursing Home Residents (A-09-18-02000)
Medicare Paid Twice for Ambulance Services Subject to Skilled Nursing Facility Consolidated Billing Requirements (A-01-17-00506)
02-07-2019
Testimony of Ann Maxwell, Assistant Inspector General for Evaluation and Inspections, Office of Inspector General, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services: U.S. House Committee on Energy and Commerce, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations: Examining the Failures of the Trump Administration's Inhumane Family Separation Policy
Factsheet: Nebraska's Oversight of Opioid Prescribing and Monitoring of Opioid Use (A-07-18-06080)
Updated Civil Monetary Penalties and Affirmative Exclusions
Updated Stipulated Penalties and Exclusion for Material Breach
Updated Provider Self-Disclosure Settlements
02-06-2019
Updated Corporate Integrity Agreement List
02-05-2019
LEIE Database Updated with January 2019 Exclusions and Reinstatements
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-04-18-06225)
Updated State False Claims Act Review Letters
02-01-2019
Updated Fraud Risk Indicator

January

01-29-2019
Advisory Opinion 19-02 (regarding a pharmaceutical manufacturer's proposal to loan, on a temporary basis, a limited- functionality smartphone to financially needy patients who do not have the technology necessary to receive adherence data from a sensor embedded in prescribed antipsychotic medication)
01-25-2019
Updated Civil Monetary Penalties and Affirmative Exclusions
01-24-2019
Updated Corporate Integrity Agreement List
01-22-2019
Kelley Medical Equipment and Supply, LLC, Received Unallowable Medicare Payments for Orthotic Braces (A-09-17-03030)
01-18-2019
Although the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Has Made Progress, It Did Not Always Resolve Audit Recommendations in Accordance With Federal Requirements (A-07-18-03228)
Updated Civil Monetary Penalties and Affirmative Exclusions
01-17-2019
Separated Children Placed in Office of Refugee Resettlement Care (OEI-BL-18-00511)
Featured Topic: Unacommpanied Children
Media Materials: Unaccompanied Children
News Release: HHS OIG: Many Children Separated from Parents, Guardians Before Ms. L. v. Ice Court Order and Some Separations Continue
01-16-2019
Updated: Work Plan
Updated Corporate Integrity Agreement List
01-15-2019
Updated Corporate Integrity Agreement List
01-14-2019
Advisory Opinion 19-01 (regarding a charitable pediatric clinic's arrangement under which the clinic waives cost-sharing amounts in certain circumstances)
Virginia Received Millions in Unallowable Bonus Payments (A-04-17-08060)
Rhode Island Did Not Ensure Its Managed Care Organizations Complied With Requirements Prohibiting Medicaid Payments for Services Related to Provider-Preventable Conditions (A-01-17-00004)
New York Has Not Fully Implemented New Criminal Background Check Requirements for Childcare Providers (A-02-17-02011)
01-11-2019
UPDATED: The Tornillo Influx Care Facility: Concerns About Staff Background Checks and Number of Clinicians on Staff
01-10-2019
LEIE Database Updated with December 2018 Exclusions and Reinstatements
Medicare Market Shares of Mail Order Diabetes Test Strips From April Through June 2018 (OEI-04-18-00440)
01-09-2019
Pathways for Children Generally Complied With Health and Safety Requirements (A-01-18-02502)
01-08-2019
Updated Provider Self-Disclosure Settlements
01-07-2019
Most Wanted Fugitive: Betros Garabet
A Queens Chiropractor Received Improper Medicare Payments for Chiropractic Services (A-02-15-01003)
Updated Corporate Integrity Agreement List
01-03-2019
Pacific Medical, Inc., Received Some Unallowable Medicare Payments for Orthotic Braces (A-09-17-03027)
Dialysis Services Provided by Atlantis Health Care Group of Puerto Rico, Inc., Did Not Comply With Medicare Requirements Intended To Ensure the Quality of Care Provided to Medicare Beneficiaries (A-02-16-01009)