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Review of Medicare Payments For Beneficiaries With Institutional Status - Pacificare Of Arizona, Phoenix, Arizona

Issued on  | Posted on  | Report number: A-05-97-00017

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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:

The objective of this audit was to determine if capitation payments to PacifiCare of Arizona (formerly FHP) were appropriate for beneficiaries reported as institutionalized.  We determined PacifiCare received Medicare overpayments totaling $8,941 for 13 beneficiaries incorrectly classified as institutionalized.  The 13 beneficiaries were part of a statistical sample of 100 Medicare beneficiaries reported as institutionalized during the period October 1, 1994 through September 30, 1996.  Based on our sample results, we estimate that PacifiCare received Medicare overpayments of at least $100,173 for beneficiaries incorrectly classified as institutionalized during the audit period.

Report Type
Audit
HHS Agencies
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
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Notice

This report may be subject to section 5274 of the National Defense Authorization Act Fiscal Year 2023, 117 Pub. L. 263.