Program Integrity Oversight
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CMS is escalating program-integrity enforcement in Medicaid by withholding more than $1 billion from California and Minnesota over alleged fraud and non-compliance in in-home care programs, while HHS seeks broader authority to remove participants suspected of fraudâraising immediate risk for home- and community-based services, managed Medicaid plans, and VBC providers dependent on state Medicaid cash flow and delegated oversight arrangements (Wakely). The crackdown is landing alongside continued OIG Medicare fraud enforcement and renewed congressional movement on prior authorization, pricing, and claims-data transparency, signaling a tighter operating environment where ACOs, MA plans, Medicaid MCOs, and home-care networks will need stronger documentation, encounter-data controls, coding compliance, and provider-trust strategies as payment models face greater scrutiny (Healthcare Brew).
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