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HHSOIG - A-09-21-03021 - 23-A-09-068.03

Open · 2023-05-02

From report

Report
Medicare Improperly Paid Providers for Some Psychotherapy Services, Including Those Provided via Telehealth, During the First Year of the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency
OIG report number
A-09-21-03021
Recommendation number
23-A-09-068.03

Recommendation text

Now that CMS has reinstituted most program integrity measures, we also recommend that CMS take the following steps, which if in effect during the audit period could have saved Medicare an estimated $579,667,510 during that period: Conduct medical reviews of psychotherapy services, including services provided via telehealth, to verify that the services are documented and billed in accordance with Medicare requirements.