HHS Medicare/Medicaid fraud "crackdown" targets DME, home health, nursing homes.
This article was originally published in The Gray Sheet
Executive Summary
HHS MEDICARE/MEDICAID FIVE-STATE ANTI-FRAUD/ABUSE INITIATIVE will target the durable medical equipment, home health care and nursing home industries. The two-year project -- termed "Operation Restore Trust" and focused on California, Florida, New York, Texas and Illinois -- is part of a "three-pronged crackdown" on Medicare and Medicaid fraud and abuse announced by the Clinton Administration May 3.