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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

A Southern California Physical Therapy Practice Claimed Unallowable Medicare Part B Reimbursement for Some Outpatient Therapy Services 

2017
A-09-15-02015
Audit
Department of Health & Human Services OIG
Department of Health & Human Services

Claims for outpatient physical therapy services provided by a physical therapy practice (the practice), with offices located in Southern California, did not comply with Medicare requirements. Specifically, of the 100 beneficiary days in our random sample, the practice properly claimed Medicare...

Colorado Did Not Correctly Expend Establishment Grant Funds for Establishing a Health Insurance Marketplace 

2017
A-07-14-02801
Audit
Department of Health & Human Services OIG
Department of Health & Human Services

Connect for Health Colorado (Colorado marketplace), the health insurance exchange established by the State of Colorado under the provisions of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, did not expend $9.7 million of Federal establishment grant funds in accordance with Federal requirements...

New Jersey Claimed Medicaid Adult Mental Health Partial Care Services That Were Not in Compliance With Federal and State Requirements 

2017
A-02-13-01029
Audit
Department of Health & Human Services OIG
Department of Health & Human Services

Most of the New Jersey Department of Human Services' (State agency) claims for Federal Medicaid reimbursement for partial care services did not comply with Federal and State requirements. The partial care services program provides individualized outpatient clinic services (e.g., group and individual...

The Ohio State University Monitored Subrecipients and Claimed Allowable National Institutes of Health Grant Costs 

2017
A-05-16-00039
Audit
Department of Health & Human Services OIG
Department of Health & Human Services

The Ohio State University monitored subrecipients and claimed costs as a subrecipient in accordance with National Institutes of Health grant polices and Federal regulations. Accordingly, this report contains no recommendations.

Medicare Compliance Review of NorthShore University HealthSystem for 2013 and 2014 

2017
A-05-15-00044
Audit
Department of Health & Human Services OIG
Department of Health & Human Services

NorthShore University HealthSystem (the Hospital) complied with Medicare billing requirements for 97 of the 190 inpatient and outpatient claims we reviewed. However, the Hospital did not fully comply with Medicare billing requirements for the remaining 93 claims, resulting in overpayments of $625...

Medicare Compliance Review of University of Mississippi Medical Center for 2013 and 2014 

2017
A-04-15-00105
Audit
Department of Health & Human Services OIG
Department of Health & Human Services

University of Mississippi Medical Center (the Hospital) (operating in Jackson, Mississippi) complied with Medicare billing requirements for 137 of the 217 inpatient and outpatient claims we reviewed. However, the Hospital did not fully comply with Medicare billing requirements for the remaining 80...

Audit of Costs Normally Treated as Administrative and Clerical Costs but Charged Directly to HHS Awards at the University of Louisville 

2017
A-04-13-01022
Audit
Department of Health & Human Services OIG
Department of Health & Human Services

The University of Louisville did not always claim selected costs charged directly to HHS awards in accordance with Federal regulations and, where appropriate, NIH guidelines. In our sample of 120 salary transactions, 102 were allowable but 18 were not. In addition, in our sample of 100 nonsalary...

Virginia Did Not Bill Manufacturers for Some Rebates for Physician-Administered Drugs Dispensed to Enrollees of Medicaid Managed-Care Organizations 

2017
A-03-15-00201
Audit
Department of Health & Human Services OIG
Department of Health & Human Services

For the period January 1 through December 31, 2013, the Virginia Department of Medical Assistance Services, Division of Health Care Services (State agency), did not fully comply with Federal Medicaid requirements for billing manufacturers for some rebates for physician-administered drugs dispensed...

Review of South Carolina's Medicaid Managed Care Program Potential Savings With Minimum Medical Loss Ratio 

2017
A-04-16-06191
Audit
Department of Health & Human Services OIG
Department of Health & Human Services

South Carolina's Medicaid managed care program would not have saved any Medicaid funds in calendar year (CY) 2014 if the State agency had (1) required its Medicaid managed care plans to meet the minimum medical loss ratio (MLR) standard similar to the Federal standards for certain private health...

Medicare Compliance Review of North Mississippi Medical Center for 2013 and 2014 

2017
A-04-15-00106
Audit
Department of Health & Human Services OIG
Department of Health & Human Services

The North Mississippi Medical Center (the Hospital) (operating in Tupelo, Mississippi) complied with Medicare billing requirements for 158 of the 237 inpatient and outpatient claims we reviewed. However, the Hospital did not fully comply with Medicare billing requirements for the remaining 79 claims...

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