The 60-Day Overpayment Refund Rule (60-Day Rule) was enacted as Section 6402 of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) on March 23, 2010. ...more
A recent ruling by a federal district court could have a significant impact on how certain health insurers, specifically those providing coverage pursuant to Medicare Parts C (i.e., Medicare Advantage insurers) and D (i.e.,...more
Overpayments to healthcare providers receiving Medicare reimbursements are at risk of civil and criminal enforcement action if not attuned to a particular reimbursement rule and diligent in compliance with the rule’s...more
DOJ, NY AG REACH SETTLEMENT WITH HOSPITALS IN LANDMARK 60 - DAY RULE CASE - On August 24, 2016, the U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York and the New York State attorney general announced a $2.95 million...more
In 2010, the Affordable Care Act (“ACA”) enacted new rules governing overpayments made by the Medicare and Medicaid programs. Under these rules, providers have 60 days from the date that the overpayment has been identified to...more
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) published the Reporting and Returning of Overpayments Final Rule (Final Rule) on February 12, 2016. The Final Rule implements Section 6402(a) of the Affordable Care Act,...more
On February 12, 2016, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) issued its final rule on the reporting and returning of overpayments by Medicare Part A and Part B providers and suppliers. (In May 2014 CMS had...more
After more than four years since the issuance of its Proposed Rule, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) will implement its Final Rule on the reporting and return of Medicare Parts A and B overpayments,...more
On February 12, 2016, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (“CMS”) published the long-awaited final rule implementing an Affordable Care Act requirement for healthcare providers and suppliers to report and return...more
The Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) published its final rule on Friday, February 12, 2016. The final rule clarifies two key sections of the often described 60-Day...more
As has been widely discussed, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (‘‘CMS’’) Feb. 12 published the long-awaited final rule governing the return of Medicare Part A and Part B overpayments within 60 days (the...more
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) recently issued its final rule for Reporting and Returning of Overpayments (Final Rule). The Final Rule implements section 1128J(d) of the Social Security Act, which...more
On February 12, 2016, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) published a long-awaited final rule (Final Rule) implementing the Affordable Care Act’s (ACA’s) statutory requirement that certain overpayments be...more
On February 12, 2016, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released a final rule (Final Rule) interpreting the application of Section 1128J(d) of the Social Security Act (the 60-Day Rule) to over payments...more
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) published the Reporting and Returning of Overpayments Final Rule (Final Rule) on February 12, 2016. The Final Rule implements section 6402(a) of the Affordable Care Act which...more
In the February 12, 2016 Federal Register, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) published a final rule (Final Rule) with respect to reporting and returning overpayments by Medicare Part A and Part B providers to...more
On February 12, 2016, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) published its long-awaited final rule (the “Final Rule”) governing the requirement that healthcare providers report and return Medicare overpayments...more
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has just released the final 60-day overpayment rule (the Rule) on February 11, 2016, in what the agency describes as a continuing move targeted at rooting out fraudulent...more
On February 12, 2016, CMS published the Reporting and Returning of Overpayments Final Rule (Final Rule). The Final Rule takes effect on March 14, 2016. Overall, CMS appears to have listened to stakeholders and acknowledged...more
On Thursday, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) published a long awaited final rule that fleshes out the requirement for health care providers and suppliers that participate in Medicare Parts A and B to...more
Published today in the Federal Register was a long-awaited Final Rule implementing a requirement from the 2010 Affordable Care Act requiring Medicare Part A and B providers and suppliers to report and return overpayments to...more
On February 12, 2016, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (“CMS”) finalized highly anticipated rules clarifying the obligations of Medicare Parts A and B providers and suppliers to report and return overpayments...more
After four years and 200 comments, CMS finalized the much-awaited “60-Day Rule” for reporting and repaying Medicare Part A and B overpayments (CMS issued a Final Rule related to Medicare part C and D overpayments in the May...more
On February 12, 2016, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) published its long-anticipated Final Rule implementing Section 6402(a) of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) (section 1128J(d) of the...more