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DHHS FRAUD HOTLINE | US DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Department Of Health And Human Services, Po Box 23489, Washington, DC 20026

Eligibility

Open to anyone

Required documents

Varies by service

Hours

Mon 8 am - 5:30 pm Tue 8 am - 5:30 pm Wed 8 am - 5:30 pm Thu 8 am - 5:30 pm Fri 8 am - 5:30 pm

Languages

English, Spanish

Application process

Call, submit information online, or mail

Fees

None

Service area

United States

Description

Hotline to report fraud, waste, program abuse, mismanagement, misconduct, conflict of interest and contact/grant fraud by DHHS employees, and beneficiaries.

Most complaints fall in the following categories:

-- Crime, gross misconduct, or conflicts of interest involving HHS employees/contractor

-- Fraud, waste, or abuse relating to HHS Grants/Contracts, including American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) grants

-- False/Fraudulent claims submitted to Medicare/Medicaid

-- Kickbacks/inducements for referrals by Medicare/Medicaid providers

-- Medical Identity Theft involving Medicare and/or Medicaid Beneficiaries

-- Failure of a hospital to evaluate and stabilize an emergency patient

-- Abuse/neglect in nursing homes and other long term care facilities

Providing organization

US DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Federal agency.