In an open letter published this week, Sen. Max Baucus (D-MT) and Sen. Orin Hatch (R-UT), the Chairman and Ranking Member of the Senate Finance Committee, called on the health care industry to provide solutions and suggestions on how to fight waste, fraud and abuse in the Medicare and Medicaid programs. The full letter can be found here. The Committee is asking industry stakeholders to submit whitepapers by June 29, 2012, and identified the following as general categories of interest:
- Program Integrity Reforms to Protect Beneficiaries and Prevent Fraud and Abuse
- Payment Integrity Reforms to Ensure Accuracy, Efficiency and Value
- Fraud and Abuse Enforcement Reforms to Ensure Tougher Penalties Against Those Whose Commit Fraud
If you have questions regarding the open letter or are interested in filing a whitepaper with the Committee, please contact John Williams at (317) 977-1462 or jwilliams@hallrender.com.
