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Reimbursement Briefs: OIG Looks At DME; AHRQ Seeks Imaging Info; MolDx News

OIG announces investigation of Medicare’s competitive bidding program in four states and, separately, finds inappropriate and questionable CMS billing for diabetes test strips. AHRQ seeks information about imaging tests for diagnosis and staging of pancreatic cancer. More reimbursement news.

The HHS Office of Inspector General will conduct a review in Maryland, Michigan, Ohio and Tennessee to investigate whether CMS awarded contracts to unlicensed durable medical equipment, prosthetics, orthotics and supplies companies under Round 2 of the Medicare competitive bidding program, according to an Aug. 22 letter to Reps. Glenn ‘GT’ Thompson, R-Pa., and Bruce Braley, D-Iowa.

The lawmakers had requested in June that OIG investigate, based on indications that CMS awarded contracts to suppliers...

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