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OIG Testimony Puts a Spotlight on Clinical Documentation and Payer Risk

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In recent testimony before the United States House Committee on Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, Christi A. Grimm, Inspector General of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)...more

American Conference Institute (ACI)

[Event] 2nd Annual Legal, Regulatory and Compliance Summit on Medicare Advantage - November 2nd - 3rd, Nashville, TN

Hosted by American Conference Institute, the 2nd Annual Legal, Regulatory and Compliance Summit on Medicare Advantage returns for another exciting year with curated programming that will address the latest oversight and...more

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP

[Webinar] Navigating the Rapidly Changing Medicare Advantage Regulatory Landscape - April 11th, 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm ET

Medicare Advantage (MA) plans now cover about half of Medicare beneficiaries, and with that enrollment growth has come increased scrutiny from federal and state regulators. As federal regulators complete a busy season of...more

Groom Law Group, Chartered

CMS Medicare Advantage RADV Final Rule: No Fee-For-Service Adjuster, May Extrapolate Audit Findings Beginning with PY 2018

More than four years after it was proposed, on February 1, 2023 the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) published the long-awaited risk adjustment data validation (RADV) Final Rule (Final Rule) that will affect...more

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New CMS Rule Requires Extrapolation of Medicare Advantage RADV Audit Findings

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The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) published its final rule regarding the Medicare Advantage (MA) Risk Adjustment Data Validation (RADV) program in early February 2023. Among other matters, the final rule...more

Holland & Knight LLP

Holland & Knight Health Dose: January 31, 2023

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Holland & Knight Health Dose is an in-depth weekly dose of legislative and regulatory insights to keep stakeholders abreast of happenings in Washington, D.C., impacting the health sector.  This week's topics include:...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

CMS Issues Long-Awaiting Medicare Advantage RADV Final Rule

On January 30, 2023, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (“CMS”) released the long-delayed final rule on risk adjustment data validation (“RADV”) audits of Medicare Advantage (“MA”) organizations (the “Final...more

Ballard Spahr LLP

CMS Releases Final Rule for Risk Adjustment Data Validation Audit Methodology

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On January 30, 2023, CMS posted for inspection a final rule describing its Risk Adjustment Data Validation audit methodology (the Final RADV Rule). As we have discussed in prior alerts, the finalization of the RADV Rule,...more

Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA)

[Virtual Event] Indianapolis & Pittsburgh Regional Healthcare Compliance Conference - October 7th, 8:25 am - 4:30 pm EDT

General and specialty compliance training from the comfort of your home or office! HCCA’s Regional Healthcare Compliance Conferences provide practitioners with virtual compliance training that includes updates on the...more

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Medicare Advantage Organizations' Denials of Some Prior Authorization Requests Raise Concerns

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In the Office of the Inspector General's latest report released in April of 2022, the denials of some prior authorization requests by Medicare Advantage Organizations (MAOs) raise concerns about beneficiary access to...more

Foley & Lardner LLP

Medicare Advantage: OIG Report Finds Improper Denials

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On April 27,2022, the Office of Inspector General of the Department of Health and Human Services (OIG), Office of Evaluations and Inspections, issued a report on the performance of Medicare Advantage Organizations (MAOs) in...more

Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA)

[Virtual Event] 2022 Managed Care Compliance Conference - February 8th - 9th, 8:25 am - 3:45 pm CST

Can’t attend the conference in-person? The virtual Managed Care Compliance Conference, February 8–9, allows you to hear from industry professionals just like you—all from the comfort of your home or office. Geared towards...more

Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA)

[Event] 2022 Managed Care Compliance Conference - January 30th - February 1st, Phoenix, AZ

Attend our annual event for those who manage compliance at health plan providers. Explore topics and issues that are pertinent to industry professionals like you. Learn the latest practices, share strategies, and connect with...more

Wiley Rein LLP

[Webinar] Adjusting the Risk for Medicare Advantage: Recent Enforcement Trends and Litigation Involving Medicare Advantage Risk...

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The Department of Justice (DOJ) continues to concentrate on risk adjustment programs of payers with Medicare Advantage Organizations (MAO) as a prime enforcement target. One particular area of focus, both civilly and...more

Epstein Becker & Green

OIG Audits on Medicare Advantage Plans Continue

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On April 19, 2021, the Office of Inspector General’s (OIG) Office of Audit Services (OAS) released the results of an audit conducted on the accuracy of diagnosis codes submitted to CMS by Humana, Inc. for 2015 dates of...more

Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA)

[Virtual Event] 2021 Research Compliance Conference - June 14th - 16th, 9:00 am - 5:00 pm CDT

Attend HCCA’s annual Research Compliance Conference to receive the latest insights and guidance on emerging research compliance risks and solutions. This virtual event, held June 14 – 16, will be live and interactive. Learn...more

Husch Blackwell LLP

Hospice Audit Series: The Latest Developments and Strategies for Success in the Ever-changing Audit Landscape

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Hospice Audits Series Audits are a fact of life for hospices—it’s not a matter of “if” a hospice will be audited, but “when.” The alphabet soup of audits has expanded, from UPICs to SMRCs, CPIs, TPEs and more. With the...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Blog Series: CMS Proposed Rule on Policy and Technical Changes to the Medicare Advantage, Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit,...

On October 26, 2018, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (“CMS”) released for viewing a proposed rule that includes significant changes for Medicare Advantage organizations (“MAOs”), Part D prescription drug plan...more

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

CMS Proposes Expansion of RAC Program to Medicare Part C – All Medicare Advantage Contracts to Become Target of RADV Audits

On December 22, 2015, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released a request for information (RFI) and a proposed statement of work (SOW) seeking industry feedback on the expansion of the recovery audit...more

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

Bipartisan Spotlight on Medicare Advantage Risk Adjustment Fraud Likely to Spur Audits

Potential fraud and abuse in the Medicare Advantage Program (“MA Program”) has become the focus of two senior-ranking Senators on each side of the aisle—Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Claire McCaskill (D-Mo.)—and this attention...more

Epstein Becker & Green

CMS Releases Updates to Its Medicare Advantage and Part D Plan Audit Protocols and Processes

On February 12, 2015, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (“CMS”) released an updated version of its Medicare Advantage (“MA”) and prescription drug benefit (“Part D”) plan audit protocols and also announced the...more

King & Spalding

Health Headlines: Also in the News - June 2014 #4

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CMS Holds Medicare Advantage and Prescription Drug Oversight and Enforcement Conference – On June 24, 2014, CMS offered an in-person program that instructed Medicare Advantage and Part D providers as to how they could...more

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