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
The Office of Medicare Hearings and Appeals (OMHA) has announced the expansion of their Settlement Conference Facilitation (SCF) program. ...more
On February 5, 2018, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (“CMS”) began accepting Expressions of Interest (“EOI(s)”) from Medicare fee-for-service providers to participate in a new Low-Volume Appeals Initiative...more
The HHS Office of Medicare Hearings and Appeals (“OMHA”) recently launched Phase III of the Settlement Conference Facilitation (“SCF”) Pilot to help resolve outstanding Medicare Part A appeals. The SCF program is one of...more