The OIG used the extrapolation technique for the first time in a February audit of Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Michigan that uncovered $14.5 million in overpayments for 2015 and 2016.

At the American Health Lawyers Association’s Institute on Medicare and Medicaid Payment Issues conference, CMS said recovery audit contractors will be encouraged to extrapolate overpayments ...

HHS' Office of Inspector General has told the University of Cincinnati Medical Center it must refund more than $9.8 million in Medicare payments stemming from a variety of alleged inpatient ...