HHS-OIG has approximately 1,600 employees dedicated to government oversight, combating fraud, waste and abuse and to improving the efficiency of HHS programs. A majority of the OIG's resources goes toward the oversight of Medicare and Medicaid.

HHS-OIG, in consultation with the Attorney General, determines whether states have false claims acts that qualify for an incentive under section 1909 of the Social Security Act.

Since its 1976 establishment, the Office of Inspector General (OIG) has been at the forefront of the Nation's efforts to fight waste, fraud and abuse and to improve the efficiency of Medicare, Medicaid and more than 100 other Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) programs.

Since its 1976 establishment, the Office of Inspector General (OIG) has been at the forefront of the Nation's efforts to fight waste, fraud, and abuse in Medicare, Medicaid, and more than 100 other Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) programs.

The Office of Inspector General is at the forefront of the Nation’s efforts to fight waste, fraud and abuse in Medicare, Medicaid and more than 100 other U.S. Department of Health & Human Services programs.

MFCUs, usually a part of the State Attorney General's office, employ teams of investigators, attorneys, and auditors; are constituted as single, identifiable entities; and must be separate and distinct from the State Medicaid agency.

Florida Attorney General’s Office’s Medicaid Fraud Control Unit Secures More Than $2.2 Million for Florida Medicaid from Inpatient Behavioral Health Company

The Immediate Office (IO) of Inspector General is directly responsible for the overall fulfillment of the OIG's mission and for promoting effective management and quality of the agency's processes and products.

HHS-OIG carries out oversight of Single Audit quality consistent with the duties and responsibilities outlined in section 4 of the Inspector General Act of 1978 (Public Law No. 95-452).

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