Topic
Program Integrity
26 published works
The FCA Insider
CMS Proposes Provider Enrollment Changes to Strengthen Program Integrity
By Amber McGraw Walsh, Varsha Gadani, Brett Barnett, Timothy Fry
On July 6, 2026, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) published its Calendar Year 2027 Home Health Prospective Payment System Proposed Rule (the “Proposed Rule”) in the Federal…
Healthcare Law Blog
What HHS’s Early 2026 Actions Signal for Program Integrity, Child Care Funding and Telehealth
By Leonard Lipsky, Tracey Toll, Megan Miller
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”) commenced 2026 with a series of targeted actions focused on program integrity, fraud prevention, and safeguarding access to care. These activities…
Health Law Checkup
New OIG toolkit: Analyzing Telehealth Claims for Program Integrity Risks
On April 20, 2023, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General (“OIG”) published a new toolkit titled “Analyzing Telehealth Claims to Assess Program Integrity Risks”…
Health Law Diagnosis
OIG Releases Data Brief on Medicare Telehealth Program Integrity Risks During the First Year of the Pandemic
By Michael Lisitano, Danielle Tangorre
The Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General (OIG) recently released a Data Brief summarizing the findings of a review of program integrity risks related to telehealth…
Wisconsin Unemployment
Advisory Council meeting in September 2021
At the September 16th Advisory Council meeting, a new employer representative appeared, as David Bohl, general counsel to J. H. Findorff & Sons, replaced John Mielke of ABC-Wisconsin. Note: As…
Inside the False Claims Act
OIG Publishes Wide-Ranging Request for Information
One of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of Inspector General’s (OIG’s) key compliance priorities is modernizing the agency’s program integrity and compliance information. OIG has explained…
Healthcare Law Insights
Hospice Audit Series: CMS Program Integrity Audits Are Back!
By Former Attorney Meg Pekarske, Bryan K. Nowicki
In this episode, Husch Blackwell’s Meg Pekarske and Bryan Nowicki discuss the new wave of CMS Center for Program Integrity (CPI) audits that have been issued during the past couple…
Health Industry Washington Watch
HHS OIG Recaps FY 2018 Enforcement Highlights
The Office of Inspector General (OIG) of the Department of Health and Human Services has issued its Semiannual Report to Congress, which summarizes key program integrity efforts in fiscal year…
Health Industry Washington Watch
House and Senate Hearings Focus on Health Costs and Policy Issues
Congressional panels continue to focus on federal health care policy topics, including cost, quality, and program integrity issues. Recent hearings have included the following: The Senate Health, Education, Labor and…
The Right Coast
Report finds fake and dead people using government phone, Internet program | The Sacramento Bee
WASHINGTON One in three people enrolled in a government-subsidized phone program might not qualify for the service, with thousands of accounts belonging to either fake or dead people, according to…