Tag: Report to Congress
MedPAC report recommends increased pay for physicians, increased oversight of Medicare Advantage
March 16, 2026HME News Staff
WASHINGTON – The Medicare Payment Advisory Committee (MedPAC) recommends updating payments above current law for physicians and other health care professional services. It also recommends eliminating the update for outpatient dialysis services and hospice services; and reducing payments for skilled nursing facilities, home health agencies and inpatient rehabilitation facilities.
In its March 2026 Report to the Congress: Medicare Payment Policy, MedPAC also recommends updating payments at...
OIG updates Congress on fraud efforts
November 27, 2012HME News Staff
WASHINGTON - The Office of Inspector General (OIG) expects to recover $6.9 billion and exclude 3,131 individuals and entities from participating in federal healthcare programs in fiscal year 2012, according to its Semiannual Report to Congress published Nov. 27.Of the OIG's recoveries, $924 million were audit receivables and $6 billion were investigative receivables. Of the exclusions, 778 were criminal actions against individuals or entities that engaged in crimes against Health and Human Services...