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27 Mar 2020, 9:07 am
Providers will need to be mindful of the termination of these expanded benefits at the conclusion of the COVID-19 nationwide public health emergency. [read post]
2 Nov 2023, 7:00 am
Department of Health and Human Services Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology have proposed a rule that “would implement the provision of the 21st Century Cures Act specifying that a health care provider determined by the HHS Inspector General (OIG) to have committed information blocking shall be referred to the appropriate agency to be subject to appropriate… [read post]
26 May 2012, 11:26 pm
On Friday the Office of Inspector General (“OIG”) of the Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”) made public a report which revealed that the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (“CMS”) had failed to collect over $332 million in Medicare … Continue reading ? [read post]
14 Oct 2016, 7:19 am
If you suspect that a skilled nursing facility is committing Medicare fraud, contact a Boston whistleblower law firm today. $1 Billion Medicare Scam at Miami SNF Chain In the largest health care fraud case in U.S. history, three Florida health care execs were recently charged by the Justice Department for their part in a $1 billion Medicare scam. [read post]
7 Jun 2022, 8:08 am
Thankfully, however, the Department of Justice and other government agencies are fighting back. [read post]
25 Sep 2011, 1:17 pm
The Department of Health & Human Services recently annoucned that Medicare Advantage enrollment will rise and premiums will decline in 2012. [read post]
8 Sep 2011, 5:11 am
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) on September 7, 2011 released the following: "Total of 91 Defendants Charged Nationally with Submitting $295 Million in Fraudulent Claims HOUSTON- The owner of a Medicare referral business and the owner of a medical supply company have been charged for their participation in separate schemes to defraud the Medicare program of more than $62 million, announced the Departments of Justice, Health and Human Services (HHS)… [read post]
8 Sep 2011, 5:11 am
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) on September 7, 2011 released the following: "Total of 91 Defendants Charged Nationally with Submitting $295 Million in Fraudulent Claims HOUSTON- The owner of a Medicare referral business and the owner of a medical supply company have been charged for their participation in separate schemes to defraud the Medicare program of more than $62 million, announced the Departments of Justice, Health and Human Services (HHS)… [read post]
30 Jan 2014, 10:43 am
Even though she's only in her early 30's, she does qualify for Medicare and for the "Extra Help" program that substantially reduced her out-of-pocket for necessary medications.Her father - my friend - is retiring soon, and asked for my help in researching health insurance alternatives for his daughter. [read post]
24 Mar 2016, 1:47 pm
Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General (HHS-OIG), commented, “We will not stand idly by while Medicare coverage rules are ignored. [read post]
15 Apr 2011, 8:03 am
On February 16, we wrote about a $200 million healthcare fraud scheme in southern Florida in connection with improper billing for Medicare mental health services. [read post]
11 Apr 2018, 6:43 am
Azar (formerly referred to as AHA v Burwell) emerged as Judge Boasberg issued an order to have the AHA develop strategies to assist the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) in reducing the Medicare appeals backlog. [read post]
12 Jan 2016, 10:21 am
CMS’s latest innovation model, the Accountable Health Communities model, will test whether screening for health-related social needs, providing community service referral and navigation, and encouraging partner alignment impacts total cost of care, emergency department visits, inpatient hospital admissions, and quality of care for high-risk Medicare and Medicaid beneficiaries. [read post]
21 Feb 2012, 11:46 am
Last week, the Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced that the federal agencies succeeded in recovering $4.1 billion in fraudulent healthcare payments in 2011. [read post]
24 May 2012, 9:03 am
“Our staff is visiting every region of the state to personally help Ohioans new to Medicare understand how their new health insurance will work,” Taylor said of OSHIP, a program of the Ohio Department of Insurance. [read post]
18 Aug 2011, 3:40 am
” The suit “alleges that such reliance by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) results in payment rates that undervalue the services of primary care doctors. [read post]
23 Jul 2013, 6:22 am
Patel knowingly billed Medicare, Medicaid, and other federal health care programs for medically unnecessary cardiovascular procedures and tests, including, but not limited to, stress tests, cardiac catheterizations, cardiac stents, and peripheral angiography procedures. [read post]
23 Apr 2012, 8:24 am
Money that is controlled by the department of Health and Human Services. [read post]
29 Jun 2015, 7:13 am
The sweep was led by the Justice Department, HHS, and the FBI. [read post]
22 Nov 2010, 3:10 am
" Good question and here is the answer.One in every seven hospitalized Medicare patients are harmed by treatment mistakes, according to new analysis by the Department of Health & Human Services released Tuesday.The report cites a variety of "adverse events" or causes for treatment errors, including excessive bleeding after surgery, urinary tract infections linked to catheters and incorrect medications. [read post]
