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Date Issued
Submitting OIG
Department of Health & Human Services OIG
Agencies Reviewed/Investigated
Department of Health & Human Services
Report Number
A-09-22-03019
Report Type
Audit
Agency Wide
Yes
Number of Recommendations
3
Questioned Costs
$0
Funds for Better Use
$0
Report updated under NDAA 5274
No
External Link
https://oig.hhs.gov/reports/all/2025/medicare-improperly-paid-suppliers-for-int…

Open Recommendations

This report has 2 open recommendations.
Recommendation Number Significant Recommendation Recommended Questioned Costs Recommended Funds for Better Use Additional Details
25-A-09-042.02 No $0 $35,079,833

We recommend that the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services instruct DME MACs to perform additional medical reviews of claims for intermittent urinary catheters and sterile catheter kits, which could have saved Medicare an estimated $35,079,833 for our audit period.

25-A-09-042.03 No $0 $0

We recommend that the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services instruct DME MACs to provide additional education to suppliers on documenting eligibility for intermittent urinary curved-tip catheters and sterile catheter kits and on documenting refills of catheters and sterile catheter kits.

Department of Health & Human Services OIG

United States