In a decision with implications that could go back 35 years, the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit rejected a CMS interpretation of its reopening rules as that interpretation affects current...more
Last week, the United States District Court for the District of Columbia denied CMS’s request to remand to the Provider Reimbursement Review Board (PRRB) the claims of several hospitals who sought expedited judicial review...more
On July 25, 2016, the United States District Court for the District of Columbia issued an opinion favoring provider flexibility in the reasonable collection of Medicare bad debt. Winder HMA, LLC, et al. v. Sylvia Burwell. The...more
In Banner Heart Hospital, et al. v. Burwell, the United States District Court for the District of Columbia (Court) held on August 19, 2016, that the Provider Reimbursement Review Board (PRRB) incorrectly declined to hear an...more
On February 22, 2016, in Regents of the University of California v. Burwell, the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia granted summary judgment in favor of the Secretary of Health and Human Services (the Secretary)...more
On May 23, 2014, the CMS Office of Hearings released Alert 10, notifying providers of an important new 60 day deadline concerning certain appeals before the Provider Reimbursement Review Board (PRRB or Board). By the end of...more
On March 1, 2013, the Provider Reimbursement Review Board (PRRB) amended its rules for the first time since July 1, 2009. The changes are effective immediately and will “apply to appeals pending as of, or filed on or after,...more