Annual Health Care Fraud Takedown Is Biggest Ever
Day PitneyOn 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…
CMS Announces Initiatives to Reduce Medicaid Fraud, Waste
On June 26, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced numerous initiatives to reduce fraud and waste in the Medicaid program. CMS Administrator…
Yet Another Delay for 340B Drug Pricing Program Rule
On June 5, the Health Resources and Services Administration, part of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, published a final rule that further delays…
CMS Plans $25 Billion Quality Initiative
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) recently announced a proposed contract action for a program entitled “Network of Quality Improvement and Innovation Contractors…
July 1 Deadline for Meaningful Use Hardship Exception Applications
Under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, payment adjustments are made to Medicare-eligible hospitals and critical access hospitals (“Eligible Hospitals”) that are not…
Survey: Many ACOs Will Leave Program if Required to Assume Risk
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…
An April 27 article in Bloomberg Law’s Health Law & Life Sciences News, “Medicare Push for Data Exchange Still Burdening Providers,” discussed a proposal by the Centers…
Telemedicine Facing Increased Government Scrutiny
An April 20 article in Bloomberg Law’s Health Law & Life Sciences News, “Telemedicine Facing Increased Government Scrutiny,” discussed the increasing scrutiny of telemedicine services…
New Medicare Cards Could Spell Trouble for Doctors, Seniors
A March 30 article in Health Care on Bloomberg Law, “New Medicare Cards Could Spell Trouble for Doctors, Seniors,” discussed whether new Medicare identification cards…
The U.S. Department of Justice announced on March 28 that Medical Transport LLC, a Virginia-based ambulance service provider, agreed to pay $9 million to resolve allegations…