[HEATHER]

Just in case anyone missed this:

Minority of PSCs have majority of overpayments

BALTIMORE - Program safeguard contractors (PSCs) referred 4,239 overpayments totaling $835 million for collection in 2007, says a new report by the Office of Inspector General (OIG). Two of the 18 PSCs were responsible for 62% of that amount. PSCs differed widely in the dollar amount of overpayments that they referred for collection in 2007: amounts ranged from $3 million to $266 million, with a median of $15 million. The report also found that, while Part B payments represented 29 percent of PSCs'oversight responsibility ($87 billion of $296 billion), Part B overpayments accounted for 89 percent of PSCs' overpayment dollars referred for collection ($747 million of $835 million). To read the entire report:

http://www.oig.hhs.gov/oei/reports/oei-03-08-00031.pdf

I think they know that with all the documentation requirements, every claim could be denied for something. So why not target us? That is how they make their money.

[Regina]

Agreed. We are easy pickings and they apparently intend to balance the health care budget on our backs.