| Subject: | Government Accountability Office Report Shows Deficiencies With DMEPOS Fraud Prevention Programs |
| Category: | Durable Medical Equipment (DME)
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| Published: | Fri, 8 Aug 2008 - 06:00 am |
| The Government Accountability Office (GAO) has issued a report that shows that Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) programs for durable medical equipment, prosthetics, orthotics, and supplies (DMEPOS) fraud prevention are not effective. During its investigation, GAO found that the fraud prevention controls currently in place are ineffective in preventing fictitious DMEPOS companies from obtaining legitimate Medicare billing numbers and completing test billing.According to... The full article is available to StayAlert subscribers. Click here for a free trial subscription. |
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