Submitting OIG:
Report Description:
National Government Services, Inc. (NGS), the durable medical equipment Medicare administrative contractor for Jurisdiction B, made payments for calendar year 2013 to suppliers that dispensed diabetic test strips when the beneficiaries had not nearly exhausted test strips previously dispensed by different suppliers. On the basis of our sample results, we estimated that $3.2 million of the $4.4 million that NGS paid to suppliers may have been unallowable for Medicare reimbursement.
Date Issued:
Tuesday, November 17, 2015
Agency Reviewed / Investigated:
Submitting OIG-Specific Report Number:
A-09-15-02001
Component, if applicable:
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
External entity, if applicable:
National Government Services, Inc.
Location(s):
IL
United StatesIN
United StatesKY
United StatesMI
United StatesMN
United StatesOH
United StatesWI
United StatesType of Report:
Audit
Questioned Costs:
$0
Funds for Better Use:
$3,213,559
Number of Recommendations:
1
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