title: Payment. Ready, set, audit. Searching for overpayments, new Medicare contractors set out to scour hospital bills.
abstract: A new team of federal auditors this month starts combing through Medicare bills in three states looking for overpayments. If the three-year pilot is deemed a success, it could mean more scrutiny for hospitals nationwide.
authors.forename: Christopher
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Gearon
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D014487:Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, U.S. / Q000458:organization & administration*; D003284:Contract Services; D005375:Financial Audit / Q000458:organization & administration*; D005377:Financial Management, Hospital / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans; D007345:Insurance Claim Review; D016344:Medicare Part A / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D014481:United States