Hospice Insights: The Law and Beyond

UPIC Report Card: The OIG’s Evaluation of the UPICs Provides Insight Into the Future of Hospice Audits

Episode Summary

The Department of Health and Human Services Office of the Inspector General (OIG) recently released a report detailing its evaluation of CMS’s primary fraud, abuse and waste investigators—the Unified Program Integrity Contractors (UPIC). In this episode, Husch Blackwell’s Meg Pekarske talks with Bryan Nowicki about the OIG’s report, what it reveals about UPIC activities, and what it means for the future of UPIC audits.

Episode Notes

The Department of Health and Human Services Office of the Inspector General (OIG) recently released a report detailing its evaluation of CMS’s primary fraud, abuse and waste investigators—the Unified Program Integrity Contractors (UPIC). In this episode, Husch Blackwell’s Meg Pekarske talks with Bryan Nowicki about the OIG’s report, what it reveals about UPIC activities, and what it means for the future of UPIC audits.