WASHINGTON, Sept. 20 (UPI) -- U.S. officials proposed new anti-fraud measures they say would require Medicare providers considered high risks for fraud to undergo stricter scrutiny.
Among other things, the rule proposed Monday by Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services would require Medicare providers with a "high risk" of defrauding the government to be subject to fingerprinting and possible background checks, MedPageToday.com reported.
The proposed rule, part of the Affordable Care Act signed in March by President Barack Obama, "strikes a balance that will permit CMS to continue to assure that eligible beneficiaries receive appropriate services from qualified providers whose claims are paid on a timely basis while implementing enhanced measures to prevent outright fraud," CMS said.
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