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May 05, 2023   
Health Law Weekly

OIG: CMS Improperly Paid $580 Million for Psychotherapy Services During First Year of COVID-19 PHE

  • May 05, 2023

Of the $1 billion that Medicare paid during March 2020 through February 2021 for psychotherapy services, psychotherapy providers received $580 million in improper payments for services that did not comply with Medicare requirements, according to an audit by the Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General (OIG) posted May 4.

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