Senate Budget Committee Members Press HHS on Billions of Improper Payments in Medicare and Medicaid
Republican members of the
In their letter to Secretary Azar, the senators wrote, "Improper payments continue to be a major problem for the federal government. The Government Accountability Office (GAO) estimates that government-wide improper payments totaled
The Budget Committee members also highlighted several GAO recommendations for reducing improper payments in Medicare and Medicaid that could be implemented without action from
* Monitoring the
* Requiring states to measure quantifiable benefits, such as cost reductions or avoidance, achieved as a result of operating information systems to help prevent and detect improper payments;
* Identifying opportunities to address barriers that limit states' participation in collaborative audits for Medicaid; and
* Taking immediate steps to assess and improve data available for Medicaid program oversight.
"Acting on the outstanding GAO recommendations is essential to reducing the amount of improper payments in these programs and could extend the life of Medicare's
Read the full letter here (https://www.budget.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/HHS%20Improper%20Payments%20Letter.pdf).
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