Watching the reimbursement dollars: program validation aims to control waste.
In just one state, HCFA staff conducting program validation reviews found inappropriate Medicare and Medicaid expenditures of $1.8 million, stemming from improper billing practices by suppliers of durable medical equipment and faulty treatment of claims and cost reports.
D003365:Costs and Cost Analysis; D006300:Health Services Misuse; D008484:Medicaid / Q000191:economics*; D006278:Medicare / Q000191:economics*; D012051:Reimbursement Mechanisms; D014481:United States