On Nov. 3, Health & Human Services (HHS) announced two additional initiatives to address the mounting Medicare appeals backlog at the Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) level: (i) expand the Settlement Conference Facilitation...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
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