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Medicare Overpayments: CMS Proposes Regulation Establishing Six Month Suspended Deadline for 60-Day Refund Rule

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The 60-day Refund Rule, created by the 2010 Affordable Care Act, requires providers to report and return Medicare and Medicaid overpayments within 60 days of identifying them. See Section 1128J(d) of the Social Security Act,...more

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Reminder: October 15 Is the Deadline for Prescription Drug Notices and the Extended Deadline for Forms 5500

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Does your company's health plan provide prescription drug coverage? If so, you have until October 15, 2023 to send a notice to individuals who are enrolled in Medicare Part A or Part B and are eligible for the company's...more

Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt PC

Medicare Part D Notices Due October 14‎

Employers, this is your annual reminder that the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) requires sponsors of group health plans to notify eligible individuals whether the employer’s prescription drug coverage is...more

McDermott Will & Emery

Remote Monitoring Services Under Review: Update on Potential Medicare Coverage Policies

A recent multijurisdictional contractor advisory committee (CAC) meeting held by six of the seven Medicare Administrative Contractors (MACs) gave stakeholders an initial opportunity to provide feedback on the strength of...more

Laner Muchin, Ltd.

Medicare Part D Creditable Coverage Notices are Due Before October 15

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Group health plan sponsors are required to send annual notices (as well as at other particular times) to individuals who are eligible for Medicare Part D that explain whether the health plan’s prescription drug coverage is...more

Baker Donelson

CMS Extends GME Affiliation Agreement Deadline

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Under section 1135(b)(5) waiver authority, CMS once again extended the submission deadline for both new Medicare graduate medical education (GME) affiliation agreements and amendments to existing Medicare GME affiliation...more

Rivkin Radler LLP

Health Providers Get More Time to Repay Medicare Loans

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On October 8, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released new details on repayment terms for the Medicare Accelerated and Advance Payments Program, a loan program that sent aid to Medicare Part A providers and...more

Mintz - Health Care Viewpoints

CMS Releases Several Stark Law Waivers for Use during the COVID-19 National Emergency

On March 30, 2020, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued blanket waivers to the Stark Law that permit certain arrangements between physicians and health care providers implemented in response to COVID-19...more

Seyfarth Shaw LLP

Deadline is Approaching for Group Health Plan Service Agreement Updates

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Seyfarth Synopsis: Recent changes to the federal rules governing confidentiality of substance use disorder (SUD) patient records may require updates to agreements between group health plans and their third-party vendors....more

Flaster Greenberg PC

Medicare Open Season – Important Deadlines

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The Medicare Open Enrollment window for 2020 runs from October 15, 2019 until December 7, 2019. Individuals who prefer not to have responsibility for out of pocket costs might consider enrolling in a Medicare Part F plan,...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Annual DDE Recertification Due 9/30 (And Other DDE Pitfalls)

Direct Data Entry (DDE) access is a company’s revenue lifeline: without it, hospices cannot comply with NOE filing requirements or submit claims for payment. Every hospice has DDE login rights, but many fail to recognize (and...more

King & Spalding

CMS Issues New Instructions for Completing Worksheet S-10 and Extends Deadline for Providers to Submit Updated Data for FYs 2014...

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For the second time in less than one year, CMS has updated its instructions for completing Worksheet S-10 of the Medicare cost report for hospitals. The new instructions expand the definition of charity care, as reported in...more

Tucker Arensberg, P.C.

Plan Sponsors – It’s That Time Of Year Again! Medicare Creditable Coverage Notices Must Be Sent By October 15th

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If prescription drug coverage is offered under your group health plan, you must provide an annual notice by October 15th to plan participants (and their dependents) who are Medicare eligible, whether they are active...more

Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP

No Judicial Relief to the ALJ Waiting Game — Yet

In May 2014, the American Hospital Association filed suit against the United States Department of Health and Human Services seeking to compel Administrative Law Judges (ALJs) to comply with applicable statutory deadlines for...more

Mintz - Health Care Viewpoints

As Sunshine Act Reporting Deadline Looms, CMS Issues Additional Guidance

With the June 30 deadline for Phase 2 Sunshine Act reports by pharmaceutical and medical device manufacturers (“Applicable Manufacturers”) and group purchasing organizations (“GPOs’) quickly approaching, the Centers for...more

Akerman LLP

Meaningful Use Attestation Deadline Approaching: What You Need To Know

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As the end of the federal fiscal year rapidly approaches, so does the attestation deadline for hospitals participating in the Medicare Electronic Health Record (EHR) Incentive Program. ...more

King & Spalding

Clinical Trial Number Required on Medicare Claims Effective January 1, 2014

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Effective January 1, 2014, CMS will require providers and suppliers to report an 8-digit clinical trial number on claims for items or services furnished pursuant to clinical trials that qualify for coverage as set forth in...more

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The Countdown Begins – Sunshine Act Data Collection

With the August 1 deadline for data collection under the Physician Payments Sunshine Act (the “Act”) looming, CMS recently released two mobile applications (“Apps”) to help physicians and industry track payments and transfers...more

Cozen O'Connor

Health Care Reform Implementation Update - July 3, 2013

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The Obama administration announced yesterday it was delaying the Affordable Care Act’s (ACA) Employer Mandate, which requires employers with 50 or more full-time workers to provide affordable health insurance to its employees...more

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Health Care Reform Implementation Update - June 27, 2013

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The countdown is on now. Less than 100 days until the Affordable Care Act’s (ACA) main provisions go into effect, and Organizing for Action and Enroll America kicked outreach efforts to the uninsured into high gear last week....more

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