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FEDERALhearing transcript

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Senate Hearing on Medicaid Fraud and Overpayment Prevention

Original title: EXAMINING CMS'S EFFORTS TO FIGHT MEDICAID FRAUD AND OVERPAYMENTS

January 1, 2019

Medicaid fraud prevention government spending healthcare policy overpayments

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The Frame

What this does

This hearing addresses the oversight of federal Medicaid spending, specifically focusing on strategies to reduce $37 billion in annual that impact the sustainability of the program.

Who is mentioned in the record

Potentially affected actors named in the source documents. Mention is not a position.

Medicaid recipients

Changes to fraud detection and payment oversight may impact the administration and delivery of Medicaid services.

Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)

The agency is responsible for implementing new initiatives to reduce improper payments as discussed in the hearing.

What changed

Last recorded activity January 1, 2019.

What's next

Next step not available in the current record.

Summary

The Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs held a hearing to review efforts by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to address $37 billion in improper Medicaid payments. The hearing featured testimony from CMS Administrator Seema Verma and Eugene Dodaro regarding program initiatives and long-term oversight strategies.

Key Facts

The hearing was a follow-up to a June 27, 2018, session regarding a GAO report on Medicaid overpayments.
The GAO identified $37 billion in improper Medicaid payments.
CMS Administrator Seema Verma presented new program initiatives aimed at reducing fraud and overpayments.
The committee reviewed charts regarding total health care spending, Medicaid spending, and improper payment trends.
The hearing took place on August 21, 2018, in the Dirksen Senate Office Building.
The committee discussed the historical growth of health care spending as a percentage of GDP since the inception of Medicare and Medicaid.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the primary goal of this hearing?

The hearing aims to examine how the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) is working to reduce $37 billion in improper Medicaid payments.

Who testified at this hearing?

CMS Administrator Seema Verma and Eugene L. Dodaro provided testimony.

Why It Matters

This hearing addresses the oversight of federal Medicaid spending, specifically focusing on strategies to reduce $37 billion in annual that impact the sustainability of the program.

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Discoveries

Patterns POLISCOPE noticed across the record. These are observations to investigate, not conclusions.

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Focus on Medicaid Overpayments

The committee is actively using GAO audit findings to pressure CMS for specific programmatic changes regarding payment integrity.

Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Government Accountability Office

Connected Entities

personSeema Verma“Administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)”Map →

personRon Johnson“Chairman of the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs”Map →

personEugene L. Dodaro“Comptroller General of the United States, Government Accountability Office (GAO)”Map →

organizationGovernment Accountability Office“Federal auditing agency”Map →

organizationCenters for Medicare and Medicaid Services“Federal agency responsible for administering Medicaid”Map →

Sources

Open source document

www.govinfo.gov

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Controversy40
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