DHHS Fraud Hotline | US Department of Health and Human Services
Department of Health and Human Services, PO Box 23489, Washington, DC 20026
DHHS Office of Inspector General Fraud Hotline
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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.