Department of Health & Human Services

Why OIG Did This Audit A previous OIG review found that medical equipment suppliers could bill Medicare for a noninvasive home ventilator (NHV) as if it were being used as a ventilator, when use of a lower cost respiratory assist device or basic continuous positive airway pressure device was...

The Federal Information Security Modernization Act of 2014 (FISMA) requires Inspectors General toperform an annual independent evaluation of their agency’s information security programs and practices to determine the effectiveness of those programs and practices. HHS OIG engaged Ernst &Young LLP (EY...

During our audit period, Palmetto was a subsidiary of Blue Cross Blue Shield of South Carolina (BCBS South Carolina), whose home office is in Columbia, South Carolina. Palmetto administers Medicare operations under the MAC contracts for Medicare Parts A and B Jurisdiction 1 and Jurisdiction 11...