12 Statistics on Improper Medicare and Medicaid Payments in 2013

HHS recently released its fiscal year 2013 agency financial report, and it showed improper Medicare and Medicaid payments to healthcare providers totaled $64.3 billion.

A majority of the improper payments were due to overpayments, or providers overbilling government payers. Providers overbilled Medicare Part A and Part B $34.6 billion in FY 2013, which ended Sept. 30, and they overbilled Medicaid $13.9 billion.

Here are 12 statistics on improper Medicare and Medicaid payments during the government's 2013 fiscal year, based on the HHS report.

Medicare Part A and Part B
Total improper payments: $36 billion
Overpayments: $34.6 billion
Underpayments: $1.4 billion

Medicare Part C
Total improper payments: $11.8 billion
Overpayments: $9.3 billion
Underpayments: $2.5 billion

Medicare Part D
Total improper payments: $2.1 billion
Overpayments: $1.7 billion
Underpayments: $351 million

Medicaid
Total improper payments: $14.4 billion
Overpayments: $13.9 billion
Underpayments: $461 million

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