Recent opinions by the Fifth Circuit, the Northern and Southern Districts of Texas, and the District of South Carolina offer hope to providers seeking relief from substantial monetary recoupments during the Medicare appeals...more
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced on November 3, 2017 additional settlement options for providers and suppliers in an effort to improve the Medicare claims appeals process, which included (1) the Low...more
Proposed rules, touted as enhancing the provider enrollment process, would provide CMS with sanction authority that closely parallels the OIG’s exclusion authority. Under the proposed rules, CMS would have expanded bases to...more