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https://oig.hhs.gov/
Abbreviation
HHSOIG
Agencies
Department of Health & Human Services
Federal Agency
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United States

What to Report to the OIG Hotline
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of Inspector General's (OIG) mission is to protect the integrity of HHS programs as well as the health and welfare of program beneficiaries. In doing so, we rely on complaints by HHS employees, contractors, subcontractors, grantees and subgrantees (i.e. whistleblowers) who report fraud, waste, abuse or mismanagement in HHS programs. We also review and investigate reports of whistleblower retaliation. If you would like more information on what kinds of complaints our OIG investigates, please visit our website at https://oig.hhs.gov/fraud/report-fraud/before-you-submit.asp. There you will find a list of things you should know before submitting a complaint to the OIG. If you would like more information on the types of whistleblowers protected by the OIG, please visit our whistleblower protection page at https://oig.hhs.gov/fraud/report-fraud/whistleblower.asp. If you are a whistleblower and wish to report fraud, waste, abuse or mismanagement in HHS programs, or you wish to report whistleblower retaliation, please visit our Hotline at https://oig.hhs.gov/fraud/report-fraud/index.asp.
What Not to Report to the OIG Hotline
  • Issues about Medicare policy, coverage, billing claims or appeals
  • Lost or stolen Medicare card
  • Allegations by HHS employees of discrimination on the basis of race, gender, ethnicity, religion or sexual preference
  • Allegations by employees or applicants concerning prohibited personnel practices; or Hatch Act violations
  • Appeals of administrative decisions made by HHS agencies, grantees or contractors, including Medicare payment decisions and contract or grant awards
  • Appeals of judicial decisions by federal or state courts involving HHS programs
  • Complaints of failure to safeguard medical information, i.e. HIPAA violations
  • Customer service complaints involving HHS employees, grantees or contractors
  • Allegations of identity theft unrelated to HHS programs
  • Disability fraud
  • SNAP/Food Stamp Fraud
  • Self-Disclosures
Hotline Page
https://oig.hhs.gov/fraud/report-fraud/index.asp
Whistleblower Protection Page
https://oig.hhs.gov/fraud/whistleblower/?utm_source=oig-home&utm_medium=oig-gfx…

Tallahassee Doctor Pleads Guilty To Defrauding Health Insurance Providers of $29 Million And Performing Unnecessary Invasive Surgical Procedures On Hundreds Of Patients

Tallahassee Doctor Pleads Guilty To Defrauding Health Insurance Providers of $29 Million And Performing Unnecessary Invasive Surgical Procedures On Hundreds Of Patients
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Tallahassee Doctor Pleads Guilty To Defrauding Health Insurance Providers of $29 Million And Performing Unnecessary Invasive Surgical Procedures On Hundreds Of Patients TALLAHASSEE, FLORIDA – Dr. Moses de-Graft Johnson, a dual citizen of the United States and Ghana, pled guilty today to committing,,,

Biogen Agrees to Pay $22 Million to Resolve Allegations that it Paid Kickbacks Through Two Co-Pay Foundations

Biogen Agrees to Pay $22 Million to Resolve Allegations that it Paid Kickbacks Through Two Co-Pay Foundations
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Biogen Agrees to Pay $22 Million to Resolve Allegations that it Paid Kickbacks Through Two Co-Pay Foundations BOSTON – Cambridge-based pharmaceutical company Biogen Inc. has agreed to pay $22 million to resolve allegations that it violated the False Claims Act by illegally using two foundations,,,

Northern Alabama Doctor and Practice Manager Convicted for Conspiring to Unlawfully Distribute Opioids

Northern Alabama Doctor and Practice Manager Convicted for Conspiring to Unlawfully Distribute Opioids
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Northern Alabama Doctor and Practice Manager Convicted for Conspiring to Unlawfully Distribute Opioids BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – A Northern Alabama doctor and her husband, who also served as her practice manager, pleaded guilty today for their roles in unlawfully distributing opioids and other controlled,,,

Sleep lab pays over $150,000 to resolve false billing claims

Sleep lab pays over $150,000 to resolve false billing claims
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Sleep lab pays over $150,000 to resolve false billing claims HOUSTON – Apnix Sleep Diagnostics LP has paid the United States $154,824 to resolve claims that it improperly billed the Medicare program for sleep studies, announced U.S. Attorney Ryan K. Patrick. A proactive review of claims data,,,

Federal Court Orders North Carolina Pharmacy, Pharmacy Owner, and Pharmacist-in-Charge to Pay More Than $1 Million and to Cease Dispensing Opioids or Other Controlled Substances

Federal Court Orders North Carolina Pharmacy, Pharmacy Owner, and Pharmacist-in-Charge to Pay More Than $1 Million and to Cease Dispensing Opioids or Other Controlled Substances
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Federal Court Orders North Carolina Pharmacy, Pharmacy Owner, and Pharmacist-in-Charge to Pay More Than $1 Million and to Cease Dispensing Opioids or Other Controlled Substances RALEIGH, N.C. – A federal court in the Eastern District of North Carolina entered a consent judgment and injunction,,,

Owner of Texas chain of hospice companies sentenced for $150 million health care fraud and money laundering scheme

Owner of Texas chain of hospice companies sentenced for $150 million health care fraud and money laundering scheme
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Owner of Texas chain of hospice companies sentenced for $150 million health care fraud and money laundering scheme BROWNSVILLE, Texas - A corporate executive has been ordered to prison after his conviction related to falsely telling thousands of patients with long-term incurable diseases, such as,,,

Middle Georgia PT Provider Agrees To Pay $500k+ To Resolve Fraud Claims

Middle Georgia PT Provider Agrees To Pay $500k+ To Resolve Fraud Claims
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Middle Georgia PT Provider Agrees To Pay $500k+ To Resolve Fraud Claims MACON, Ga. – A civil settlement has been reached with former Warner Robins-based physical therapy provider McLeod-Hughes and Associates, LLC, and its owner Barry McLeod-Hughes, to resolve allegations of fraud, said Peter D,,,

Two area home health agency owners charged in health care fraud and illegal kickback scheme

Two area home health agency owners charged in health care fraud and illegal kickback scheme
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Two area home health agency owners charged in health care fraud and illegal kickback scheme HOUSTON - Two home health agency owners are set to appear in federal court on charges they fraudulently billed more than $10 million to Medicare, announced U.S. Attorney Ryan K. Patrick. Authorities arrested,,,

Pine Ridge Woman Charged with Twenty Felonies

Pine Ridge Woman Charged with Twenty Felonies
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Pine Ridge Woman Charged with Twenty Felonies United States Attorney Ron Parsons announced that a Pine Ridge South Dakota, woman has been indicted by a federal grand jury for seven counts of Assault Resulting in Serious Bodily Injury, seven counts of Assault with a Dangerous Weapon, four counts of,,,

Former Nurse Sentenced to Federal Prison for Drug Conspiracy

Former Nurse Sentenced to Federal Prison for Drug Conspiracy
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Former Nurse Sentenced to Federal Prison for Drug Conspiracy Memphis, TN – Kathryn Nikole Russell, 41, of Memphis, has been sentenced to 29 months in federal prison for conspiracy to distribute and dispense controlled substances. The defendant was charged in an April 2019 indictment as part of the,,,

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