DecisionHealth, DecisionHealth - 2009 Issue 5 (May)

OIG official calls for stricter regulation for new providers

Over the last week, OIG Chief Counsel Lewis Morris has testified before Congressional committees discussing the need to crack down on fraud, waste and abuse. More regulation and scrutiny from the OIG, such as probation periods for new providers financed by enrollment application fees, might look good to lawmakers as Morris says the government gets back $17 for every $1 spent on OIG oversight.

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