GAO: CMS Lacks Oversight of Durable Equipment Medicare Funds

Talk about government waste! From April 2006 through March 2007, Medicare improperly paid $1 billion for durable medical equipment, prosthetics, orthotics, and supplies in part because of fraudulent companies. According to a new report by the Government Accountability Office (GAO), the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) lacks oversight of millions of dollars in [...]

Information Letters: Verification of Nurse Licensure, Etc.

On July 22, 30 and 31, the Texas Department of Aging and Disability Services (DADS) released six information letters: Verification of Nurse Licensure with the Texas Board of Nursing (BON) for Community Services Providers/Health Plan Organizations DADS informed Community Based Alternatives, Home and Community Support Services Agencies, Consolidated Waiver Programs, Program of All-Inclusive Care for [...]

U.S. Hospitals Deporting Illegal Aliens?

The New York Times (via Kaiser Network) featured an article last Sunday about how U.S. hospitals are deporting uninsured illegal aliens, sending them back to their home countries for continued medical care. U.S. nursing homes are unwilling to take uninsured illegal aliens as patients, and Medicaid does not cover long-term care for them. Medicaid does [...]

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