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Follow-up on the Accuracy of the Social Security Administration’s Manual Billing Process to Collect Medicare Premiums

Submitting OIG: 
Social Security Administration OIG
Report Description: 
Objective: To determine whether the Social Security Administration timely and accurately processed cases where a beneficiary's Medicare premium was higher than the Agency benefit payment.
Date Issued: 
Tuesday, September 3, 2024
Agency Reviewed / Investigated: 
Social Security Administration
Submitting OIG-Specific Report Number: 
012310
Location(s): 
Agency-Wide
Type of Report: 
Audit
Questioned Costs: 
$166,561,112
Funds for Better Use: 
$0
Number of Recommendations: 
3
Report updated under NDAA 5274: 
No
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Related Open Recommendations

Recommendation Number Recommendation Status Significant Recommendation Additional Details
1 Open No
Correct the processing or payment errors in our sample that resulted in an overage or arrearage to the beneficiaries or incorrect updates to beneficiary records.
2 Open No
Create uniform guidance or policy, providing comprehensive instructions on how to properly process this cyclical workload, possibly using the different training guides already developed by the Social Security Administration.
3 Open No
Re-evaluate this workload with the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to determine whether the current process can be improved based on the changes in technology and CMS capabilities.
Displaying 3 of 3 Recommendations