Thirteen Recommendations for Eliminating Medicare Fraud

Medicare fraud schemes are very common in this day and age. The American Association for Homecare has announced 13 recommendations in this post that could potentially eliminate most of Medicare fraud that relates to the home medical equipment (HME) sector. This association works alongside with Congress to implement these recommendations to combat Medicare fraud.

Here are the recommendations set forth by the American Association for Homecare:

Mandate Site Inspections for All New Home Medical Equipment Providers
Require Site Inspections for All HME Provider Renewals
Improve Validation of New Homecare Providers
Require Two Additional Random, Unannounced Site Visits for All New Providers
Require a Six-Month Trial Period for New Providers
Establish an Anti-Fraud Office at Medicare
Ensure Proper Federal Funding for Fraud Prevention
Require Post-Payment Audit Reviews for All New Providers
Conduct Real-Time Claims Analysis and a Refocus on Audit Resources
Ensure All Providers Are Qualified to Offer the Services They Bill
Establish Due Process Procedures for Suppliers
Increase Penalties and Fines for Fraud
Establish More Rigorous Quality Standards