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August 14, 2020   
Health Law Weekly

OIG Flags $267 Million in Medicare Overpayments for Hospital Inpatient Claims with Post-Acute Transfers to Home Health

  • August 14, 2020

Improper coding on hospital inpatient claims subject to Medicare’s post-acute care transfer policy for home health care services triggered an estimated $267 million in overpayments during the two-year audit period, the Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General reported August 10.

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