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Payment Matters: Supreme Court: Providers' Appeal Period Not Extended by Doctrine of Equitable Tolling

Under the Medicare statute and implementing regulation, providers have 180 days from the issuance of a Notice of Program Reimbursement (NPR) in which to file an appeal to the Provider Reimbursement Review Board (PRRB). This...more

Supreme Court Rules Equitable Tolling Cannot Be Used To Extend Deadline For Filing Medicare Part A Reimbursement Appeals

On January 21, 2103, the U.S. Supreme Court unanimously held in Sebelius v. Auburn Regional Medical Center that the Medicare statute does not permit the time period for filing an appeal with the Provider Reimbursement Review...more

Supreme Court Upholds Regulatory Time Limitations on PRRB Appeals

On January 22, 2013, the United States Supreme Court unanimously upheld the Secretary of HHS’s regulation establishing an absolute three-year limit for taking an appeal from a Notice of Provider Reimbursement (“NPR”). In...more