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HRD-83-18 1 (1983-01-19)

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'BY'THE U,S. GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE


Report To The Secretary Of

Health And Human Services


Hospital Links With Related Firms

Can Conceal Unreasonable Costs And

Increase Administrative Burden-Thus

Inflating Health Program Expenditures



GAO reviewed five hospitals to identify
transactions with organizations related to
the hospitals by common ownership or
control that had not been properly disclosed
by the hospitals or identified by the interme-
diaries and that resulted in Medicare/
Medicaid overpayments to the hospitals.
Problems were identified in each hospital,
and resulting excessive claims for payment
quantified as of July 1982 totaled over $1.2
million. Related organization transactions
not only conceal unallowable costs and
increase Medicare/Medicaid reimburse-
ments, but also increase the administrative
burden on claims payors because of the
need to identify and analyze such trans-
actions. Because the transactions are often
complex, Medicare and Medicaid paying
agents miss some, and overpayments result.


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