OIG warns DME telemarketers
This article was originally published in The Gray Sheet
Executive Summary
Special fraud alert indicates that several DME suppliers continue to use independent marketing firms to make unsolicited phone calls to Medicare beneficiaries, despite a prohibition on direct telemarketing. The March 3 notice reminds suppliers that indirect marketing amounts to the same violation as direct marketing and that DME suppliers are responsible for ensuring that third-party contractors do not violate federal statutes...