VSP's Fraud Watch Program
Health care fraud and abuse is rapidly
becoming one of the most widespread and expensive crimes committed
in the United States today. It affects the health of thousands
of patients and the financial stability of numerous health care
companies.
VSP has addressed this issue by creating its own Anti-fraud and Abuse Program and becoming a member of the National Health Care Anti-Fraud Association (NHCAA).
To further meet our responsibility in preventing this crime, VSP is educating our employees and business partners on the indicators of fraud, the most common of which involve a false statement or deliberate omission of information involving patient care or benefits.
Indicators of potential health care fraud and abuse include:
e-mail at contactSIU@VSP.com.
VSP has addressed this issue by creating its own Anti-fraud and Abuse Program and becoming a member of the National Health Care Anti-Fraud Association (NHCAA).
To further meet our responsibility in preventing this crime, VSP is educating our employees and business partners on the indicators of fraud, the most common of which involve a false statement or deliberate omission of information involving patient care or benefits.
Indicators of potential health care fraud and abuse include:
Waiving deductibles and copaymentsYou can help report suspected incidents of health care fraud by calling the toll-free VSP Fraud Watch Hotline at 1-800-877-7236 or via
Duplicate billing
Billing for services/materials not received
The use of a relative's unused benefits after the patient has exhausted his/her own benefit
Exaggerating services/materials received