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Hendershot Cowart P.C.

CMS, Qlarant Scrutinizing Medicare Claims for Skin Substitute Treatments

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Our firm is seeing an uptick in Medicare demand letters for the recovery of overpayment for skin substitutes, such as WoundFixTM, Biobrane, Dermagraft®, AmnioBand®, or AlloPatch®, used in the treatment of wounds. CMS auditors...more

Baker Donelson

Court Finds Jurisdiction to Bar Recoupment Associated with Pending Claims Appeal

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On March 27, 2018, the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit published an opinion that provides Family Rehabilitation, Inc. (Family Rehab) a second chance to postpone recoupment of about $7.6 million in...more

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HHS Proposes Significant Changes to ALJ Hearing Procedures

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HHS announced a Proposed Rule on July 5, 2016 aimed at reducing the backlog of appeals at the Office of Medicare Hearings and Appeals (OMHA) and Departmental Appeals Board (DAB) for Medicare payment and coverage...more

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No Judicial Review of Contractor’s Finding of a High Payment Error Rate, a Condition for Extrapolation

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Before a Medicare contractor can use extrapolation to determine an overpayment amount, the Medicare statute requires that it must make a finding that there is a sustained or high level of payment error or that documented...more

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