Medicare: HCFA Faces Challenges to Control Improper Payments
T-HEHS-00-74
Published: Mar 09, 2000. Publicly Released: Mar 09, 2000.
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Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO discussed the Health Care Financing Administration's (HCFA) efforts to control improper payments in the Medicare program, focusing on the ongoing and emerging challenges HCFA faces in safeguarding Medicare payments.
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Contract oversightErroneous paymentsFraudHealth care programsHealth insuranceHealth services administrationInternal controlsManaged health careMedical information systemsMedicareProgram abuses