Report Fraud, Waste, and Abuse

OIG Hotline Operations accepts tips and complaints from all sources about potential fraud, waste, abuse, and mismanagement in the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ programs.

Every report we receive is important, however, not every submission results in an investigation. Due to the high volume of complaints we receive, it is not possible to contact every complainant.

However, Hotline tips are incredibly valuable, and we appreciate your efforts to help us stamp out fraud, waste, and abuse.

What You Need to Know

HHS-OIG’s Hotline reviews and investigates thousands of complaints each year. We recommend you review Before You Submit a Complaint to learn more about:

• Types of complaints we investigate
• Complaints we don't handle and who to contact for those
• What to expect after submitting a complaint
• There are no appeal rights to a decision by OIG Hotline Operations

IMPORTANT — If your purpose in filing a complaint is to gain some type of relief—such as obtaining a refund from a Medicare-participating provider or qualifying for benefits from an HHS-funded program—we strongly advise that you pursue other administrative or judicial remedies. OIG rarely intervenes in personal or civil grievances

What You Need for Your Complaint

Our investigations are most successful when you provide as much information as possible about the allegation and those involved. The more you tell us, the better chance we have of determining whether an investigation can be pursued. Before you begin, make sure you have the following information available:

• Name and contact information of the individual or business related to your complaint. This includes, if available, addresses, telephone numbers, e-mail addresses, etc.
• Narrative explaining the nature, scope, time frame and how you came to learn about the activity in question.
• The name and contact information of any individual who can help corroborate the information you are reporting.
• Supporting evidence in electronic format that can be uploaded with your report. This may include e-mail communications, documents, billing records or photographs.

Submit a Hotline Complaint

Start your online complaint with HHS-OIG by clicking the button below. We accept complaints:

• about fraud, waste and abuse in Medicare, Medicaid and other HHS programs and,
• from HHS employees, grantees and contractors who are reporting wrongdoing at HHS and its programs (whistleblowers) for the first time.

Read more about complaints we investigate and things we don't handle and who to contact for those.

If you are unable to File a Complaint using the button below, please return at a later time or call 1-800-HHS-TIPS.

Línea Directa de Comunicación del OIG – Sección de Operaciones

Contactar la línea directa de comunicación del OIG es tan fácil. La línea directa de comunicación del OIG acepta la información y quejas de todas las fuentes sobre la posibilidad de fraude, despilfarro, abuso ó mala administración dentro de los programas del Departamento Estadounidense de Salud & Servicios Humanos (U.S. Department of Health & Human Services).