Review of High-Dollar Payments Processed by National Government Services for Long-Term Care Inpatient Services Provided Between October 1, 2006, and December 31, 2007

Of the 126 high-dollar payments that National Government Services made to long-term care hospitals for inpatient services during the period October 2006 through December 2007, 58, or 46 percent, were inappropriate. The inappropriate payments included net overpayments totaling approximately $327,000, which the hospitals had not refunded before the start of our audit. The 68 remaining payments were appropriate.