GAO

Careful audits of a representative sampling of bills from 37 Medicare Advantage Programs in 2007 have revealed some consistent patterns in the way they overbill, a Center for Public Integrity investigation finds.

Audits Of Some Medicare Advantage Plans Reveal Pervasive Overcharging

5:00am August 29, 2016

by Fred Schulte

Federal audits of 37 Medicare Advantage health plans cited 35 for overbilling the government. Many plans, for example, claimed patients with depression or diabetes were sicker than they actually were.

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has spent about $117 million on Medicare Advantage audits that have recouped just $14 million related to overcharging.

GAO Audit: Feds Failed To Rein In Medicare Advantage Overbilling

5:19pm May 09, 2016

by Fred Schulte

Privately run Medicare Advantage plans have overcharged the federal government by billions of dollars, yet Medicare hasn't been effective in recouping the excessive payments, an audit found.

A biologist holds a slide prepared for testing in a micro array for biological hazards at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory in Livermore, Calif.

U.S. Bioterrorism-Detection Program Is Unreliable, Report Finds

7:39pm November 23, 2015

by Brian Naylor

The Government Accountability Office says that Homeland Security's BioWatch system, deployed in 30 U.S. cities, has issued dozens of false alarms since its introduction in 2003.

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Red Cross Effort To Shut Down Inquiry Fails; Report Calls For Outside Oversight

1:57pm September 17, 2015

by Laura Sullivan

The American Red Cross allegedly did not fully cooperate with a government investigation of its performance and finances. Now investigators and a congressman want the charity's books open for audits.

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In Private Letter, Red Cross Tried To End Government Inquiry

10:16am August 17, 2015

by Laura Sullivan

The charity has said it wants to "lead the effort in transparency." But when a congressman requested an inquiry into its disaster relief work, Red Cross officials wanted it called off.