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Abbreviation
HHSOIG
Agencies
Department of Health & Human Services
Federal Agency
Yes
Location

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

Maine Did Not Comply With Federal and State Requirements for Critical Incidents Involving Medicaid Beneficiaries With Developmental Disabilities 

2017
A-01-16-00001
Audit
Department of Health & Human Services OIG
Department of Health & Human Services

The Maine Department of Health and Human Services (State agency) did not comply with Federal Medicaid waiver and State requirements for reporting and monitoring critical incidents involving Medicaid beneficiaries with developmental disabilities residing in community residences. The State agency did...

The Administration for Children and Families Region IX Resolved Head Start Grantees' Single Audit Findings in Accordance With Federal Requirements 

2017
A-09-16-01003
Audit
Department of Health & Human Services OIG
Department of Health & Human Services

Head Start grantees are required to have Single Audits conducted in accordance with the Office of Management and Budget Circular A 133 (also known as A-133 audits) for fiscal years beginning before December 26, 2014. The Administration for Children and Families (ACF) had a process in place to ensure...

TrailBlazer Health Enterprises, LLC, Understated Its Medicare Segment Pension Assets and Understated Medicare's Share of the Medicare Segment Excess Pension Assets 

2017
A-07-17-00507
Audit
Department of Health & Human Services OIG
Department of Health & Human Services

TrailBlazer Health Enterprises, LLC (TrailBlazer), understated the Medicare segment pension assets by $1.2 million as of April 30, 2013. In addition, TrailBlazer understated Medicare's share of the Medicare segment excess pension assets by $1.2 million as of April 30, 2013, as a result of the...

Oklahoma Did Not Adequately Oversee Its Medicaid Nonemergency Medical Transportation Program 

2017
A-06-16-00007
Audit
Department of Health & Human Services OIG
Department of Health & Human Services

The State agency did not adequately oversee its Medicaid Nonemergency Medical Transportation (NEMT) brokerage program to ensure that Federal and State requirements and contract provisions were met. Specifically, Oklahoma's oversight and monitoring of its Medicaid NEMT brokerage program did not...

Some Hospitals in Medicare Jurisdiction F Claimed Residents as More Than One Full-Time Equivalent 

2017
A-02-15-01028
Audit
Department of Health & Human Services OIG
Department of Health & Human Services

Some hospitals in Medicare Jurisdiction F did not always claim Medicare graduate medical education (GME) reimbursement for residents in accordance with Federal requirements. Specifically, we found that 41 hospitals claimed residents for the same period as more than 1 full-time equivalent (FTE) on...

Ohio Ensured That Allegations and Referrals of Abuse and Neglect of Children Eligible for Title IV-E Foster Care Payments Were Recorded and Investigated in Accordance With State Requirements as Required by Federal Law 

2017
A-05-16-00020
Audit
Department of Health & Human Services OIG
Department of Health & Human Services

The State agency ensured that allegations and referrals of abuse and neglect for children in foster care covered by Title IV-E of the Act were recorded, investigated, and resolved in accordance with State requirements as required by Federal law.

The Three Affiliated Tribes Improperly Administered Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program Funds for Fiscal Years 2010 Through 2014 

2017
A-07-16-04230
Audit
Department of Health & Human Services OIG
Department of Health & Human Services

Of the $5.7 million in Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) grant funds that the Administration for Children and Families awarded to the Three Affiliated Tribes (TAT) for Federal fiscal years 2010 through 2014, TAT did not administer LIHEAP grant funds totaling $1.2 million in...

Review of Pennsylvania Medicaid Managed Care Program Potential Savings With Minimum Medical Loss Ratio 

2017
A-03-15-00203
Audit
Department of Health & Human Services OIG
Department of Health & Human Services

Private health insurers, Medicare Advantage plans, and Medicare Part D sponsors are required to spend a fixed percentage of premium dollars to provide medical services and health quality improvement activities. This percentage is known as a medical loss ratio (MLR).

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