Hooper, Kearney and Macklin on Cutting Edge Topics in the False Claims Act
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) finalized material changes to the overpayment rules for Medicare Parts A, B, C, and D effective January 1, 2025. These changes create new ambiguity and practical challenges...more
On June 7, 2023, CMS issued a final rule retroactively re-adopting its policy requiring patient days attributable to Medicare Part C beneficiaries (Part C days) to be counted in the Medicare fraction of the disproportionate...more
On August 6, 2020, CMS published a proposed regulation that would require patient days attributable to Medicare Part C beneficiaries (Part C days) to be counted in the Medicare fraction of the disproportionate share hospital...more
On May 18, 2015, the United States District Court for the District of Columbia ordered HHS to adjudicate the appropriate treatment of Medicare Part C patient days in determining disproportionate share hospital (DSH) payments....more