Review of High-Dollar Medicare Payments to Hospitals for Inpatient Claims Processed by National Government Services for the Period January 1, 2003, Through December 31, 2005

Executive Summary

National Government Services (formerly Empire Medicare Services) overpaid providers $464,000 for 18 of the 100 high-dollar payments ($200,000 or more) in our statistical sample for calendar years 2003-2005. Providers refunded five overpayments, totaling $65,000, prior to our fieldwork. At the start of our fieldwork, 13 of the overpayments, totaling $398,000, remained outstanding.