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Top Questions Health Care Providers Should Consider in a Post-Chevron World – A Polsinelli Round Table Discussion

Health Care is one of the most regulated industries in the country, and for many years, one of the key administrative agencies overseeing health care in the United States, the Department of Health and Human Services’ (“HHS”)...more

New CMS Staffing Rules for Long Term Care Providers – What you need to know now

On May 10, 2024, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (“CMS”) published a final rule implementing mandatory hours per resident day (“HPRD”) requirements for various levels of nursing staff for skilled nursing...more

Health Care Reimbursement and Payor Dispute Update - September 2021

On July 1, 2021, the Departments of Health and Human Services (“HHS”), Treasury, and Labor, along with the Office of Personnel Management (collectively the “Departments”), issued the first tranche of regulations implementing...more

Reopening Hospital Service Lines: A Playbook for Moving Forward

The COVID-19 pandemic has created severe financial and operational difficulties for hospitals. Rapidly responding to a novel pathogen within a declared Public Health Emergency (PHE), while experiencing decreased revenues as a...more

Northern District Federal Court Orders Presumptive Eligibility for Medicaid Applicants for Long Term Care Services

A recent ruling by Judge Gotschall in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, Eastern Division made it abundantly clear that the state has 90 days to bring its procedures for processing...more

Catching Up With the Times: CMS Reforms Long-Term Care Facility Requirements - Part II

Following CMS publishing the biggest overhaul to federal long-term care regulations in 25 years, affected facilities must take steps to ensure they are prepared for the pending changes. On Oct. 4, CMS published the...more

Catching Up With the Times: CMS Reforms Long-Term Care Facility Requirements - Part I

On Oct. 4, CMS published the biggest overhaul to federal long-term care regulations since 1991. The lengthy Final Rule reforms the requirements for long-term care facilities participating in Medicare and Medicaid. CMS...more

CMS Gives Providers Some Leverage in RAC Record Collection Requirements: Five Things to Know about ADRs

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (“CMS”) announced that it has reduced the maximum percentage of records that providers must submit to Recovery Audit Contractors (“RAC”) through the payment auditing process...more

New Restrictions: CMS Limits Scope of Review on Redeterminations and Reconsiderations for Certain Audit Appeals

On August 13, 2015, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued instructions to Medicare Administrative Contractors (MACs) and Qualified Independent Contractors (QICs) regarding the scope of review for...more

Impending Deadline: CMS Issues Proposed Rule Reform for Long Term Care Facilities – Part 4 of 4

On July 16, 2015, the Federal Register published Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services' (CMS) proposed rule to reform the requirements for Long Term Care Facilities participating in Medicare and Medicaid. CMS will be...more

Impending Deadline: CMS Issues Proposed Rule Reform for Long Term Care Facilities – Part 3 of 4

On July 16, 2015, the Federal Register published Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services’ (CMS) proposed rule to reform the requirements for Long Term Care Facilities participating in Medicare and Medicaid. CMS will be...more

CMS Issues Proposed Rule Reform for Long Term Care Facilities - Part 1 of 4

On July 13, 2015, CMS issued a proposed rule to reform the requirements for long term care facilities participating in Medicare and Medicaid. The 400-page proposed rule recommends the biggest overhaul to nursing home...more

Senate Committee Passes Bill Addressing Medicare Appeals Inefficiencies

On June 3, 2015, the Senate Finance Committee passed an original bill that aims to streamline and improve the Medicare Audit and Appeals Process. The Medicare appeals process has recently faced scrutiny from industry leaders...more

CMS Makes Limited Time Offer to Settle RAC Claims Pending Appeal

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) made an offer to settle currently pending RAC appeals for partial payment of 68 percent of the net claim amount if a hospital agrees to withdraw all of its RAC appeals. The...more

RAC Program to Resume Limited Reviews

On August 4, 2014, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced that it would allow the Recovery Audit Contractor Program (RAC) to resume a limited number of reviews in August. The program has been dormant...more

Streamlined RAC Appeal Processes Lead To Winning Legal And Economic Outcomes

Armed with the Recovery Audit Contract (RAC) Program, the Federal government has been very successful in recouping Medicare overpayments from health care providers in recent years. During a RAC audit, program contractors...more

Health Reform + Related Health Policy News - January 2014, Issue 1

In This Issue: - Top News ..Congress Approves Budget Deal with Short-Term ‘Doc Fix' ..CMS “Two-Midnight” Rule delayed until March 31, 2014 ..Individuals with Canceled Insurance Policies May Apply for...more

CMS Ruling On Part B Rebilling After RAC Audits

On March 13, 2013, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a ruling contrary to its traditional billing policy regarding payment of Part B inpatient services following denial of a Part A claim. Ruling...more

Illinois Jury Found Nursing Home Liable For $28.1 Million In Whistleblower Case Alleging Substandard Care And Resident Abuse

An Illinois district court jury in United States v. Momence Meadows Nursing Center, Inc. recently issued a verdict on February 11, 2013 imposing $28.1 million in civil penalties on the operators of a nursing home. The nursing...more

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