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Charles Ornstein: HHS Inspector General's Suggested Medicare Reforms

Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 06/23/2015 - 12:57


  1. Requiring health plans to report all potential fraud and abuse to CMS and its fraud monitoring contractors.
  2. Expanding reviews for questionable drug prescribing beyond controlled substances to other commonly abused drugs.
  3. Restricting patients suspected of doctor shopping to a limited number of doctors and pharmacies

Notes: From the US Dept. of Health & Human Services' June 2015 study: Ensuring the Integrity of Medicare Part D
Source: Fraud Still Plagues Medicare's Prescription Drug Program, NPR, 23 June 2015.
Source URL: http://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2015/06/23/41654649...



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