Description

Hotline to report fraud, waste, program abuse, mismanagement, misconduct, conflict of interest and contact/grant fraud by DHHS employees, and beneficiaries.

Most complaints fall in the following categories:

-- Crime, gross misconduct, or conflicts of interest involving HHS employees/contractor

-- Fraud, waste, or abuse relating to HHS Grants/Contracts, including American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) grants

-- False/Fraudulent claims submitted to Medicare/Medicaid

-- Kickbacks/inducements for referrals by Medicare/Medicaid providers

-- Medical Identity Theft involving Medicare and/or Medicaid Beneficiaries

-- Failure of a hospital to evaluate and stabilize an emergency patient

-- Abuse/neglect in nursing homes and other long term care facilities

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