OIG to CMS: Millions in overpayments remain uncollected
By HME News Staff
Updated Thu February 21, 2013
WASHINGTON - The Office of Inspector General (OIG) recommends in a new report that CMS collect the more than $225.6 million in Medicaid overpayments that is due the federal government.
As of December 2012, CMS reported collecting more than $987 million of the roughly $1.2 trillion dollars in Medicaid overpayments from audit reports covered by the OIG's review. CMS failed to collect the remaining $225,603,567 in overpayments because it had not always proceeded with the collection process in a timely manner, the OIG stated in the report.
Additionally, CMS could not document that $7.2 million it reported as collected had been collected because it did not maintain adequate supporting documentation, the OIG stated.
Other recommendations for CMS: Review and address delays in resolving OIG audit recommendations; support adequate documentation for collection of overpayments; and educate the states about their responsibility to report overpayments.
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