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
This year CMS is rolling out two new programs aimed, finally, at helping to settle certain types of pending provider reimbursement appeals. The programs are the Low Volume Appeals Initiative and Settlement Conference...more
On Feb. 25, 2016, the Office of Medicare Hearings and Appeals (OMHA) conducted a teleconference to address Phase III of the Settlement Conference Facilitation (SCF) project, which also became effective on Feb. 25, 2016. SCF,...more