House Democrats launch inquiry into Medicare stimulus payouts

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Two U.S. House of Representatives Democrats on Friday launched an inquiry into whether the Health and Human Services Department misdirected billions of dollars in coronavirus stimulus money to healthcare providers facing criminal or civil fraud investigations.

FILE PHOTO: Rep. Katie Porter participates in a House Financial Services Committee hearing with Facebook Chairman and CEO Mark Zuckerberg in Washington, U.S., October 23, 2019. REUTERS/Erin Scott

In a letter to Secretary Alexander Azar, Representatives Lloyd Doggett and Katie Porter accused the department of evading questions about how it decided to dole out $50 billion for its provider relief fund and demanded answers about how the funds will be clawed back from possible fraudsters. Reuters reported exclusively this month that HHS had sent Medicare providers under criminal and civil investigations stimulus money, after it direct-deposited $30 billion into the bank accounts of any medical provider who billed Medicare for services in 2019.“Funds meant for frontliners went to hospitals previously closed, mega-corporations, and possible fraudsters,” Doggett said in a statement.

After sending the funds, HHS asked all the providers to sign a lengthy attestation that stipulates they have been or will be treating patients suffering from COVID-19, the disease caused by the new coronavirus.HHS previously told Reuters it has mechanisms in place to recoup the funds and address fraud.Our Standards:

 

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Katie rocks!! However, she's only one dog chasing after that speeding vehicle. She can't catch up to it but we hear her barking a mile away.

Katie is all you need to ask questions! She is the best!

Get em RepKatiePorter

They have the right Congresswoman on it in Katie Porter.

More crimes. It's just a daily occurance.

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