Office of the Inspector General
The Office of the Inspector General (OIG) was created in 1976 to combat waste, fraud, and abuse and improve the efficacy of Medicare, Medicaid, and over 100 other Department of Health and Human Services programs. Visit the Office of the Inspector General (OIG) website for more information on their activities.
Statutory Authority of the OIG can be found at:
- U.S. Code - Title 5 - Appendix - Compiled Act 95-452 - Inspector General Act of 1978 - § 3 - Appointment of Inspector General; supervision; removal; political activities; appointment of Assistant Inspector General for Auditing and Assistant Inspector General for Investigations
- Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA)
- American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009
- Patient Protection & Affordable Care Act (Pub. L. 111-148), as amended by the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 (Pub. L. 111-152)
See also:
- 42 U.S. Code Chapter 7 - Social Security
- 42 U.S. Code Chapter 157 - Quality, Affordable Healthcare for all Americans
[Last reviewed in July of 2024 by the Wex Definitions Team]
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