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Charles Ornstein: HHS Inspector General's Suggested Medicare Reforms
Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 06/23/2015 - 12:57
- Requiring health plans to report all potential fraud and abuse to CMS and its fraud monitoring contractors.
- Expanding reviews for questionable drug prescribing beyond controlled substances to other commonly abused drugs.
- Restricting patients suspected of doctor shopping to a limited number of doctors and pharmacies
Notes: From the US Dept. of Health & Human Services' June 2015 study: Ensuring the Integrity of Medicare Part D
Source: Fraud Still Plagues Medicare's Prescription Drug Program, NPR, 23 June 2015.
Source URL: http://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2015/06/23/41654649...
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