Two Miami women have been charged for allegedly orchestrating a years-long scheme to buy and sell stolen Medicare beneficiary information from thousands of patients for use in Medicare fraud schemes. Learn more: direc.to/fWYB
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- HHS-OIG maintains a list of individuals & entities excluded from federally funded health care programs. Anyone who hires an excluded individual or entity may be subject to civil monetary penalties. View the updated May 2026 list: direc.to/fhfe
- New HHS-OIG Audit: ORR did not conduct many monitoring visits as required at care providers serving unaccompanied alien children. ORR missed opportunities to identify providers’ noncompliance with employee background check requirements. Learn more: direc.to/fWZa
- Individuals and entities that wish to disclose evidence of potential fraud to HHS-OIG may do so under the Health Care Fraud Self-Disclosure Protocol. View the most recent and past self-discourses by visiting direc.to/fWYP
- The United States obtained $3.4M in a False Claims Act judgment against a Nebraska pharmacist for submitting fraudulent billing to Medicare and Medicaid for prescription drugs. Read more: direc.to/fWY6
- New Audit: CMS should strengthen its oversight of states’ Medicaid expenditures reported on the CMS‑64 form. HHS-OIG found inconsistent reviews, delayed resolution of deferred payments, and gaps in tracking disallowed costs. Read more: direc.to/fWWK
- New Audit: HHS-OIG found that Lehigh Valley Hospital received at least $17.8 million in Medicare overpayments. HHS-OIG recommends that the hospital refund the full amount to the federal government. Learn more: direc.to/fWWx
- Puerto Rico pharmacies and their owners agreed to pay $4.6 million to resolve allegations of Medicare and Medicaid fraud for billing for diverted prescriptions sold to unsuspecting patients. Learn more: direc.to/fWW1
- 🎥This week, two NIH scientists were charged with smuggling deactivated mpox into the U.S. and giving false statements to federal officials. Plus, our auditors found roughly $462M in Medicare Advantage overpayments linked to unsupported acute stroke diagnosis codes.
00:00 - Today, HHS‑OIG joined federal and state partners in announcing strengthened cooperation in Ohio to fight fraud, including partnerships and a data‑sharing agreement to improve detection and prosecution. Learn more: direc.to/fWWZ
- Matrix Medical Network, HealthFair, & HealthFair's founder have agreed to pay $56.5M to resolve allegations that they violated the False Claims Act by causing the submission of false or invalid diagnosis codes to the Medicare Advantage program. Learn more: direc.to/fWWn
- HHS-OIG is hiring a Criminal Investigator (Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act Oversight Coordinator), GS-14. Lead oversight of IIJA funds, investigate fraud and procurement misconduct, and conduct outreach to Tribal organizations. Apply by 6/16: direc.to/fWTG
- A Tennessee nurse practitioner has been convicted for illegally distributing highly addictive opioids, including oxycodone and oxymorphone. Learn more: direc.to/fWTK
