Washington, Oct. 13 -- Congresswoman Claudia Tenney issued the following press release:
Oswego, NY - Congresswoman Claudia Tenney (NY-24) introduced the House companion to Senator Susan Collins' Medicare Home Health Payment Integrity and Protection Act, legislation to crack down on Medicare home health fraud, protect taxpayer dollars, and ensure seniors can continue receiving quality care in their own homes.
Fraudulent Medicare claims can distort the data used to calculate payments to home health agencies, potentially reducing reimbursements for legitimate providers across the country. These concerns have grown as suspicious billing patterns and an unusually high concentration of home health agencies in Los Angeles County have drawn scruti...