On June 28, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General (OIG) announced their annual nationwide…
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) recently announced a proposed contract action for a program entitled “Network of Quality Improvement and Innovation Contractors…
According to a recent survey by the National Association of Accountable Care Organizations (NAACOS), most of the ACOs that joined the Medicare Shared Savings Program…
Virtua Medical Group, a health network with more than 50 medical and surgical practices in southern New Jersey, has agreed to pay a $417,816 fine…
CenterLight Healthcare, a managed long-term care organization that provides and coordinates healthcare services in the New York City area, has agreed to a $10.3 million…
On January 23, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) published on its Medicare Learning Network a revised “MLN Matters Special Edition Article” covering…
On August 24, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) published the long-awaited guidance required by the January 2013 Jimmo v. Sebelius Settlement Agreement, which…
Included as part of its final rule on the Conditions of Participation for Home Health Agencies, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) added…
A July 18 article in Bloomberg BNA’s Health Care Daily Report and other publications, “Health-Care Watchdog to Review Medicaid Opioid Claims,” discussed plans by the…
On July 13, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced a nationwide takedown of unprecedented size, involving more than 1,000 law enforcement personnel including 350 Office of…