Grassley follows up on IG findings about CMS involvement in offline purchases
WASHINGTON — Sen. Chuck Grassley is asking the head of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to explain the role played by an agency employee in authorizing inappropriate expenditures made by the Iowa Foundation for Medical Care and what the consequences have been for that CMS employee.
The Iowa Foundation for Medical Care is a contractor retained by the federal government to monitor and improve the quality of care provided to Medicare beneficiaries. In a report issued two months ago, the Inspector General for the Department of Health and Human Services said that $55,000 worth of electronics equipment was purchased without proper authorization by the Iowa Foundation for Medical Care for use by CMS officials and contractors at the direction of a CMS official.
“That CMS official needs to be held accountable for unauthorized expenditures, and CMS needs to make sure the problem isn’t bigger than this one case and one employee,” Grassley said.
###
Next Article Previous Article
Recent News
- Wyden Applauds Cahoots Planning Grant Awards For 20 States
- Wyden Presses Swiss Bank Mirabaud on Billionaire Tax Evasion
- Wyden, Casey Call for Improved Access to Nursing Home Vaccination Data
- Wyden Unveils Proposal To Close Loopholes Allowing Wealthy Investors, Mega-Corporations To Use Partnerships To Avoid Paying Tax
- Wyden Statement in Response to Chamber of Commerce’s Misleading Carried Interest Report
