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Medicare Could Have Saved Approximately $993 Million in 2017 and 2018 if It Had Implemented an Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility Transfer Payment Policy for Early Discharges to Home Health Agencies

Submitting OIG: 
Department of Health & Human Services OIG
Date Issued: 
Tuesday, December 7, 2021
Agency Reviewed / Investigated: 
Department of Health & Human Services
Submitting OIG-Specific Report Number: 
A-01-20-00501
Component, if applicable: 
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
Type of Report: 
Audit
Questioned Costs: 
$0
Funds for Better Use: 
$993,134,059
Number of Recommendations: 
1

Related Open Recommendations

Recommendation Number Recommendation Status Significant Recommendation Additional Details
271323 Open No
We recommend that the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services expand the IRF transfer payment policy to apply to early discharges to home health care. If this expanded policy had been in place, Medicare could have saved $993,134,059 in 2017 and 2018.
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