The Office of the Inspector General (OIG) of the United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has issued a report on Unified Program Integrity Contractors (UPICs) in Medicaid and Medicare. HHS OIG notes that UPICs performed better in safeguarding against fraud, waste, and abuse in Medicare, but were far less effective in Medicaid. To read the HHS OIG report on UPICs, use the first link below. To read the HHS OIG announcement and summary of the report on UPICs, use the second link below.
https://oig.hhs.gov/oei/reports/OEI-03-20-00330.pdf (HHS OIG report on UPICs)
https://oig.hhs.gov/oei/reports/OEI-03-20-00330.asp (HHS OIG announcement and summary of report on UPICs)