On April 24, 2018, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released the Fiscal Year (FY) 2019 Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS) Proposed Rule (CMS-1694-P). Among other changes, CMS proposes eliminating...more
On April 4, 2018, the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit affirmed a district court ruling that rejected CMS’s enforcement of two FAQs that clarified how certain reimbursements made to hospitals for...more
In August 2016, OIG released a series of reports focusing on the Medicaid electronic health record (EHR) incentive program for hospitals in West Virginia, Ohio, and Oklahoma. This continues a recent trend of reports focusing...more
On August 23, 2016, a New York hospital system settled False Claims Act (FCA) allegations that it violated the 60-day overpayment rule by improperly retaining Medicaid overpayments. The whistleblower alleged that three of the...more
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