In a recent decision, the Northern District of Texas, Dallas Division, granted a health care provider a preliminary injunction to prevent the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services ("CMS") from withholding Medicare payments due to an alleged overpayment while the provider awaits its Administrative Law Judge ("ALJ") hearing on the issue. In this episode, Susan Hackney discusses the appeals process for Medicare claim disputes, how the district court reached its decision in this case, and what effects this outcome may have on the process going forward.

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