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8 Sep 2022, 8:59 am by Jonathan Rosenfeld
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) and the Illinois Department of Public Health ensure that every facility is licensed, regulated, and inspected yearly. [read post]
8 Sep 2022, 8:59 am by Jonathan Rosenfeld
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) and the Illinois Department of Public Health ensure that every facility is licensed, regulated, and inspected yearly. [read post]
8 Sep 2022, 8:22 am by Ana Popovich
The DOJ highlighted health care fraud as “the leading source of the department’s False Claims Act settlements and judgments. [read post]
7 Sep 2022, 5:38 pm by Kurt R. Karst
Wasserstein —Three patient advocate groups have sued the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), challenging HHS’s 2020 Notice of Benefits and Payment Parameters (NBPP) rule. [read post]
7 Sep 2022, 6:00 am by Ana Popovich
The DOJ highlighted health care fraud as “the leading source of the department’s False Claims Act settlements and judgments. [read post]
6 Sep 2022, 5:00 am by Wachler & Associates, P.C.
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of Inspector General (OIG) announced several new changes in its Work Plan update in August 2022. [read post]
1 Sep 2022, 9:02 pm by Riann Winget
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) issued a letter to the governors of all states inviting them to apply for Medicaid waivers—which allow states to use Medicaid funding to support their particular needs. [read post]
1 Sep 2022, 5:05 pm by Ben Vernia
* * *The Anti-Kickback Statute prohibits the knowing and willful payment of any remuneration to induce the referral of services or items that are paid for by a federal health care program, such as Medicare, Medicaid or TRICARE. [read post]
After a long line of opinions scrutinizing the use of rewards programs offered by providers, the Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of Inspector General (“OIG”) issued Advisory Opinion 22-16 on August 19, 2022– a favorable opinion for the provision of gift cards to Medicare Advantage (“MA’) plan enrollees who complete educational modules as part of an online surgical treatment learning tool. [read post]
29 Aug 2022, 11:58 am by Cynthia Marcotte Stamer
Health plans and insurers, health care providers, health care clearinghouses (“Covered Entities”), their business associate service providers, leaders and insurers should re-confirm their own organizations’ for handling and disposing of records and systems containing protected health information (“PHI”) comply with the Health Care Portability & Accountability Act (“HIPAA”) following the Department of… [read post]
29 Aug 2022, 11:08 am by Susan McNear Fradenburg
The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (NCDHHS) was tasked with providing specific protocols for facilities to implement pursuant to Clifford’s Law. [read post]
29 Aug 2022, 10:41 am by Ana Popovich
Department of Justice announced that BSN Medical Inc., based in Charlotte, North Carolina, will pay $785,672.14 to resolve allegations that it violated the False Claims Act by causing the submission of false claims to federal health care programs. [read post]
The Department of Health and Human Services then issued guidance to remind medical providers of their existing EMTALA obligations to provide abortions when emergency care is required to save a mother’s life, regardless of state law. [read post]
24 Aug 2022, 5:10 pm by luiza
Medicare’s coverage limitations demonstrated the Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) concerns that expanding telehealth would lead to a proliferation of fraud schemes, costing taxpayers millions, or even billions, of dollars. [read post]
24 Aug 2022, 2:11 pm by Ben Vernia
The company is also entering into a five-year Corporate Integrity Agreement with the Office of Inspector General of the Department of Health and Human Services. [read post]
24 Aug 2022, 11:00 am by Ana Popovich
The DOJ highlighted health care fraud as “the leading source of the department’s False Claims Act settlements and judgments. [read post]
24 Aug 2022, 8:04 am by Amy A. Perry
Although the PHE is currently set to expire on October 13, 2022, Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”) Secretary Xavier Becerra has committed to giving states and the health care community 60 days’ notice before ending the PHE. [read post]
23 Aug 2022, 6:00 am by Bunyad Bhatti
On July 20, 2022, the US Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General issued a Special Fraud Alert (Alert) concerning the fraud and abuse risks associated with healthcare practitioners entering into arrangements with telemedicine companies. [read post]
19 Aug 2022, 1:36 pm by Jonathan Schall
The Department of Health must respond to an exception or waiver request within 60 days of receipt and provide a written response to the requestor. [read post]