OIG

According to an audit by the Office of the Inspector General, Medicare improperly paid for $580 million of psychotherapy care, including $348 million of telehealth services, during the first year of the COVID-19 public health emergency.

This week's top stories include the OIG claiming the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services lacks adequate authority to ensure hospitals are adequately prepared for a pandemic, Ro buying Kit and a new report finding telehealth use is declining.