FW: OIG Posts Semiannual Report, Release for First Six Months of FY 2003, -AND- 'California Report' Examines Proposed Alcohol Tax To Fund Emergency Room Care

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FYI, the most recent report from the OIG...

"The Office of Inspector General (OIG) of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) protects the integrity of HHS programs from fraud, waste and abuse through its nationwide network of auditors, investigators and analysts. In FY 2002, OIG saved taxpayers a record $21 billion, excluded 3,448 people and companies from Medicare/Medicaid reimbursement, secured 517 criminal convictions and 236 civil actions."

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From: Affairs Public [mailto:paffairs@SMTP.OIG.HHS.GOV] 

Sent: Tuesday, June 03, 2003 7:53 AM

Subject: OIG Posts Semiannual Report, Release for First Six Months of FY 2003 6/3

 

A Good Morning To All,

The HHS Office of Inspector General has posted its Semiannual Report of activities between October 1, 2002 and March 31, 2003.

The accompanying press release, "OIG Reports $12 Billion Saved In First Half Of Fiscal Year" is here: http://oig.hhs.gov/publications/docs/press/2003/060303release.pdf 

Some brief background on the Semiannual Report process can be found here: http://oig.hhs.gov/publications/semiannual.html

And the full report is available through this link: http://oig.hhs.gov/publications/docs/semiannual/2003/03SpringSemi.pdf

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And that's all for now folks. As always, if we can provide you with further information or assistance please don't hesitate to let us know either by email or by phone (202/619-1343) how we can help. Hope your week is shaping up well.

Don White, Public Affairs

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The Office of Inspector General (OIG) of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) protects the integrity of HHS programs from fraud, waste and abuse through its nationwide network of auditors, investigators and analysts. In FY 2002, OIG saved taxpayers a record $21 billion, excluded 3,448 people and companies from Medicare/Medicaid reimbursement, secured 517 criminal convictions and 236 civil actions.

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From: PaulKiv@aol.com
Date: Tue, 3 Jun 2003 15:55:18 EDT

KQED's 'California Report' Examines Proposed Alco! hol Tax To Fund Emergency Room Care 

06/03/2003 

KQED's "California Report" yesterday examined a bill introduced by Sen. Gloria Romero (D-Rosemead) that would impose a five-cent per-drink tax on alcoholic beverages to raise about $800 million to reimburse hospitals and physicians for uncompensated care provided to people involved in alcohol-related accidents. According to the California Medical Association, urgent care facilities had a $390 million deficit in ! 2001. In addition, state lawmakers say that more than half of all emergency and trauma cases are alcohol-related, with related costs totaling approximately $20 billion annually, including drunk driving and alcohol-related crime, according to KQED. Dr. Michael Sise, director of the trauma center at San Diego ! Scripps Mercy Hospital, said that about 60% of trauma center and e mergency room patients have alcohol- or drug-related problems and that alcohol frequently contributes to the high-risk behavior that caused the injury for which they are seeking care. According !
 to KQED,
 Romero's bill has been approved by the Senate Health and Human Services Committee but "will likely face a stiff battle" as it proceeds through the Legislature (Goldberg, "California Report," KQED, 6/2). The full segment is available online in RealPlay er. 



Brian Potts 
Managing Editor, CAL/AAEM News Service 
MS-IV, UC-Irvine

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<P>FYI, the most recent report from the OIG...</P>
<P>"The Office of Inspector General (OIG) of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) protects the integrity of HHS programs from fraud, waste and abuse through its nationwide network of auditors, investigators and analysts. In FY 2002, OIG saved taxpayers a record $21 billion, excluded 3,448 people and companies from Medicare/Medicaid reimbursement, secured 517 criminal convictions and 236 civil actions."</P>
<P>-----Original Message-----</P>
<P>From: Affairs Public [</FONT><A href="mailto:paffairs@SMTP.OIG.HHS.GOV"><U><FONT color=#0000ff size=2>mailto:paffairs@SMTP.OIG.HHS.GOV</U></FONT></A><FONT size=2>] </P>
<P>Sent: Tuesday, June 03, 2003 7:53 AM</P>
<P>Subject: OIG Posts Semiannual Report, Release for First Six Months of FY 2003 6/3</P>
<P>&nbsp;</P>
<P>A Good Morning To All,</P>
<P>The HHS Office of Inspector General has posted its Semiannual Report of activities between October 1, 2002 and March 31, 2003.</P>
<P>The accompanying press release, "OIG Reports $12 Billion Saved In First Half Of Fiscal Year" is here: </FONT><A href="http://oig.hhs.gov/publications/docs/press/2003/060303release.pdf"><U><FONT color=#0000ff size=2>http://oig.hhs.gov/publications/docs/press/2003/060303release.pdf</U></FONT></A><FONT size=2> </FONT></P>
<P><FONT size=2>Some brief background on the Semiannual Report process can be found here: </FONT><A href="http://oig.hhs.gov/publications/semiannual.html"><U><FONT color=#0000ff size=2>http://oig.hhs.gov/publications/semiannual.html</U></FONT></A></P><FONT size=2>
<P>And the full report is available through this link: </FONT><A href="http://oig.hhs.gov/publications/docs/semiannual/2003/03SpringSemi.pdf"><U><FONT color=#0000ff size=2>http://oig.hhs.gov/publications/docs/semiannual/2003/03SpringSemi.pdf</U></FONT></A></P><FONT size=2>
<P>_______________</P>
<P>And that's all for now folks. As always, if we can provide you with further information or assistance please don't hesitate to let us know either by email or by phone (202/619-1343) how we can help. Hope your week is shaping up well.</P>
<P>Don White, Public Affairs</P>
<P>______________________________</P>
<P>The Office of Inspector General (OIG) of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) protects the integrity of HHS programs from fraud, waste and abuse through its nationwide network of auditors, investigators and analysts. In FY 2002, OIG saved taxpayers a record $21 billion, excluded 3,448 people and companies from Medicare/Medicaid reimbursement, secured 517 criminal convictions and 236 civil actions.</P>
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<P>From: PaulKiv@aol.com<BR>Date: Tue, 3 Jun 2003 15:55:18 EDT<BR><BR><FONT face=arial,helvetica><FONT face=arial,helvetica><FONT lang=0 face=Arial size=2 FAMILY="SANSSERIF">KQED's 'California Report' Examines Proposed Alco! hol Tax To Fund Emergency Room Care <BR><BR><I>06/03/2003</I> <BR><BR>KQED's "<A href="http://www.kqed.org/programs/program-landing-local.jsp?progID=RD8">California Report</A>" yesterday examined a bill introduced by Sen. Gloria Romero (D-Rosemead) that would impose a five-cent per-drink tax on alcoholic beverages to raise about $800 million to reimburse hospitals and physicians for uncompensated care provided to people involved in alcohol-related accidents. According to the <A href="http://www.cmanet.org/">California Medical Association</A>, urgent care facilities had a $390 million deficit in ! 2001. In addition, state lawmakers say that more than half of all emergency and trauma cases are alcohol-related, with related costs totaling approximately $20 !
 billion
 annually, including drunk driving and alcohol-related crime, according to KQED. Dr. Michael Sise, director of the trauma center at <A href="http://www.scrippshealth.org/scripps_locations_294.asp">San Diego ! Scripps Mercy Hospital</A>, said that about 60% of trauma center and e mergency room patients have alcohol- or drug-related problems and that alcohol frequently contributes to the high-risk behavior that caused the injury for which they are seeking care. According to KQED, Romero's bill has been approved by the <A href="http://www.sen.ca.gov/ftp/SEN/COMMITTEE/STANDING/HEALTH/_home/">Senate Health and Human Services Committee</A> but "will likely face a stiff battle" as it proceeds through the Legislature (Goldberg, "California Report," KQED, 6/2). The full segment is available <A href="http://www.kqed.org!%20/programs/program-landing-local.jsp?progID=RD8">online</A> in RealPlay er. </FONT></FONT></FONT></P></FONT></DIV><BR><BR><STRONG>Brian Potts <BR>Managing Editor, CA!
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