Medicare Program Integrity Activities to Protect Medicare from Payment Errors, Fraud, and Abuse

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Fraud.

Medical economics.

Medical laws and legislation.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Contained In:

ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection

Place of Publication:

[United States] [publisher not identified] 2011

Summary:

Provides overview of Medicare integrity efforts to protect Medicare from payment errors, fraud, and abuse. Examines health care fraud, and covers types of activities, organizations, and agencies involved in protecting Medicare integrity on a day-to-day basis. Presents overview of Federal funding for Medicare anti-fraud activities, assesses CMS integrity oversight efforts, and summarizes recent program integrity initiatives. Includes tables and graphs

Notes:

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Other Format:

Microfiche version Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service. Medicare Program Integrity

Publisher Number:

CRS-2011-DSP-0370

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license