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OIG: COVID-19 UIP Overpaid Providers $784M; HRSA Will Recoup Money

Hospitals and other providers should brace for recoupment of possibly hundreds of millions of dollars they were reportedly overpaid for services provided under the COVID-19 uninsured program (UIP) in the wake of new audit...more

Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA)

[Event] 2023 Board & Audit Committee Compliance Conference - October 23rd - 24th, Fort Lauderdale, FL

Discover today's best practices for your role in healthcare compliance oversight - The Office of Inspector General of Health and Human Services expects healthcare board members, board audit/compliance committee members,...more

Mintz - Health Care Viewpoints

EnforceMintz — Significant 2022 Regulatory and Policy Developments

From an agency guidance and regulatory developments perspective, 2022 was fairly quiet until the latter part of the year. Consistent with past practice, the Office of Inspector General for the Department of Health and Human...more

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CMS Proposed Rule for Refunding Overpayments Would Align With False Claims Act “Knowledge” Standard

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) proposed a rule late last year to harmonize the standard it would apply for providers to identify and refund overpayments with the “knowledge” standard under the False Claims...more

Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA)

[Event] Regional Healthcare Compliance Conference - January 27th, Lake Buena Vista, FL

Looking for compliance education and networking in your area? HCCA’s Regional Healthcare Compliance Conferences offer practitioners convenient, local compliance education, including updates on the latest news in regulatory...more

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Will CMS’s Proposed Rule on “Identified Overpayments” Increase Reverse FCA Cases?

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On December 27, 2022, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) published a proposed rule which, in part, seeks to amend the existing regulations for Medicare Parts A, B, C, and D regarding the standard for when an...more

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CMS Proposed Rule Addresses Multiple Aspects of Medicare Advantage Program for 2024, Including an Overpayment Rule Update

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On December 14, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a proposed rule that contemplates several changes to, and clarifications of, guidance for the Medicare Advantage (MA) program in coverage year 2024....more

Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA)

Report on Medicare Compliance Volume 31, Number 43. News Briefs: December 2022

HealthOne Critical Care Transport Service Inc., doing business as MedicOne Medical Response of Marion, Illinois, has agreed to pay $302,124 to settle allegations it improperly billed Medicare for scheduled, non-emergency...more

Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA)

Report on Medicare Compliance Volume 31, Number 35. News Briefs: September 2022

Report on Medicare Compliance 31, no. 35 (September 26, 2022) - The HHS Office of Inspector General (OIG) on Sept. 23 unveiled a new template for requesting advisory opinions. - In a new report, OIG said CMS edits...more

Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA)

New Hampshire Health System Pays $2.1M in CMP Settlement Over Diagnostic Test Orders

Report on Medicare Compliance 31, no. 35 (September 26, 2022) - For the third time in about 2 1/2 years, hospitals or other providers that are part of Dartmouth-Hitchcock Health, a large health system in New Hampshire,...more

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Fifth Circuit Holds District Court Has Jurisdiction to Decide Repayment Amount Owed by HHS to Medicare Provider as an...

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On January 3, 2022, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit Court reversed the decision of the District Court for the Western District of Louisiana dismissing for lack of jurisdiction a Medicare provider’s suit...more

Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA)

Hospital Settles FCA Case Filed by CO Over Modifiers; Make Sure People ‘Feel Heard’

Report on Medicare Compliance 30, no. 32 (September 13, 2021) - John Peter Smith (JPS) Hospital in Fort Worth, Texas, agreed to pay $3.3 million to settle false claims allegations in a case with a hot risk area, a...more

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CMS Wins on Partial Appeal—D.C. Circuit Court Rules Against United’s Initially Successful Challenge to the Medicare Part C...

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On August 13, 2021, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit (“D.C. Circuit”), in a much-anticipated decision, unanimously reversed rulings by the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia...more

Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA)

Credible Information Is Heart of 60-Day Rule; OIG: Self-Disclosure Pauses the Clock

Report on Medicare Compliance 30, no. 28 (August 2, 2021) - When a hospital realized it had been billing for annual wellness visits without documentation of opioid and substance use screening, it wasn’t a heavy lift to...more

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Cardiac Medical Device Medicare Overpayment Self-Assessment – Methodology

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More than 900 hospitals across the United States are approaching a Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)-imposed deadline to report overpayments from the removal (explant) of defective cardiac medical devices if...more

Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA)

Radiation Therapy Provider Pays $3.6M in CMP Settlement; OIG: 25 CPT Codes ‘Involved’

Report on Medicare Compliance 30, no. 22 (June 14, 2021) - A Colorado radiation therapy provider has agreed to pay $3.569 million in a civil monetary penalty settlement with the HHS Office of Inspector General (OIG). ...more

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Seventh Circuit Upholds Dismissal of Medicare Overpayment Lawsuit Brought by Home Health Agency for Failing to Complete...

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On June 3, 2021, the Seventh Circuit upheld a decision by the U.S. District Court of the Northern District of Illinois to dismiss a home health agency’s lawsuit against a Medicare integrity contractor for temporarily...more

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Home Health Agency Unable to Block HHS From Recouping $2.8 Million in Alleged Overpayments

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An Arizona District Court judge held last week that the court lacked subject-matter jurisdiction over a home health agency’s (HHA) procedural due process claim because the HHA had failed to present its claim to HHS first and...more

Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA)

Report on Medicare Compliance Volume 30, Number 17. News Briefs: May 2021

Report on Medicare Compliance 30, no. 17 (May 3, 2021) - In a new provider compliance audit, the HHS Office of Inspector General (OIG) said Visiting Nurse Association of Maryland (VNA) received overpayments of $2.1...more

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HHS Releases New Frequently Asked Questions Regarding CARES Act Provider Relief Funds - April 2021

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Last week, HHS released eleven modified Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) regarding payments distributed to providers via the CARES Act Provider Relief Fund. The FAQs cover audits and overpayments, sharing funds with...more

Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA)

Report on Medicare Compliance Volume 29, Number 43. News Briefs: December 2020

Report on Medicare Compliance 29, no. 43 (December 7, 2020) - In a new provider compliance audit, the HHS Office of Inspector General (OIG) said The Palace at Home, a for-profit home health care agency (HHA) in Miami,...more

Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA)

Hospitals Were Overpaid $33M Over Device Credits; Policy May Change

Report on Medicare Compliance 29, no. 42 (November 23, 2020) - Medicare administrative contractors (MACs) will be coming to 911 hospitals for overpayments caused by unreported manufacturer credits for recalled or...more

Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA)

DAB Affirms OIG's $1.32M Penalty on Provider for Breaching CIA

Report on Medicare Compliance 29, no. 23 (June 22, 2020): The HHS Departmental Appeals Board (DAB) has upheld the largest stipulated penalty imposed by the HHS Office of Inspector General (OIG) in years. OIG fined...more

Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA)

Report on Medicare Compliance Volume 29, Number 22. News Briefs: June 2020

Report on Medicare Compliance Volume 29, no. 22 (June 15, 2020): - The HHS Office of Inspector General has updated its Work Plan, and new items include opioid treatment challenges during the COVID-19 pandemic. - In a...more

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Overview of HHS Provider Relief Fund Payments and Updated Guidance

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On May 1, 2020, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced additional payments under the COVID-19 Provider Relief Fund to reimburse providers for health care related expenses and revenue losses attributable...more

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