United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States Government Accountability Office Health, Education, and Human Services Division author aut Government Organization text government publication eng GAOREPORTS Legislative Agency Publications gao legislative 2010-08-12 U.S. Government Printing Office 1999-11-09 monographic deposited born digital 16 p. GA 1.13:T-HEHS-00-30 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-T-HEHS-00-30 P0b002ee18037a94e f:he00030t DGPO 2010-08-12 2011-03-24 GAOREPORTS-T-HEHS-00-30 machine generated eng fdlp REPORT GAOREPORTS-T-HEHS-00-30 T-HEHS-00-30 Health care programs Federal/state relations Fraud Health insurance cost control Program abuses Internal controls State-administered programs Medicaid Program HHS Operation Restore Trust FBI Operation Goldpill Medicare program Testimony HEHS Medicaid fraud schemes cross state lines and enforcement jurisdictions, engaging the different or competing priorities of federal, state, and local agencies in efforts to investigate, prosecute, and enforce program compliance. Essential components of an effective strategy with program integrity include coordinating the efforts of the multiple players, investing in preventive strategies, and dedicating adequate resources to fraud control units. The Health Care Financing Administration, the federal agency that runs Medicaid, established a fraud and abuse national initiative in 1997 to bring together groups at the state level to provide training, share information, and address common concerns. Despite HCFA's efforts to facilitate the states' activities, questions remain about its role as a steward of Medicaid funds. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-T-HEHS-00-30/html/GAOREPORTS-T-HEHS-00-30.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-T-HEHS-00-30/pdf/GAOREPORTS-T-HEHS-00-30.pdf GAO/T-HEHS-00-30 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-T-HEHS-00-30 Testimony GAO/T-HEHS-00-30; Medicaid: Federal and State Leadership Needed to Control; Health care programs Federal/state relations Fraud Health insurance cost control Program abuses Internal controls State-administered programs Medicaid Program HHS Operation Restore Trust FBI Operation Goldpill Medicare program