Document Type
Article
Publication Date
Spring 3-22-2017
Abstract
In 2014, the U.S. spent approximately $3 trillion on health care. Medicare accounted for $554 billion of these costs and around $60 billion were squandered due to incorrect billing methods, abuse, and fraud. Types of fraud included: kickbacks, up coding, and organized fraudulent crimes. To reduce the financial burden associated with these activities, the U.S. has created various fraud prevention programs. The purpose of this study was to identify methods of Medicare fraud, examine the various programs implemented by the U.S. government to combat fraud and abuse, and determine the effectiveness of these programs. While fraud prevention strategies have proven to be effective, the furtherance of these strategies is imperative in order to continually combat rising healthcare expenditures in the U.S. Benefits of increased fraud prevention and detection are discussed in detail.
Recommended Citation
Bush, Jamie, B.S.N., Sandridge, Leslie, B.S.N., Treadway, Cierra, B.S.N., Vance, Kimberly, B.S.N. & Alberto Coustasse, Dr. PH. (2017), “Medicare fraud, waste, and abuse,” in Business & Health Administration Proceedings, Avinandan Mukherjee, Editor, pp. 17-26.
Comments
This paper was presented at the Business and Health Administration Association Annual Conference 2017 in Chicago, IL March 22-24. Copyright © 2017 BHAA. Reprinted with permission. All rights reserved.