OIG To Report On Errors In Medicaid Managed Care Provider Directories

The HHS Office of Inspector General is expected to publish within the next month a report on Medicaid managed care plans that likely will highlight inaccurate provider directories, CMS Director of the Division of Managed Care Plans James Golden said. CMS will bring together industry groups and state Medicaid directors to develop guidelines for network standards and for improving wait times for routine doctor appointments. The OIG is working on a companion to its report in September, which found that...