The Small Business Administration (SBA) plans to conduct a field hearing in which providers can voice their concerns about the negative impact of competitive bidding and Medicare audits on small …
A new Senate bill addresses provider concerns over the Medicare audit process, including the role of Recovery Audit Contractors. The House is also considering a version of the “Medicare Audit …
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has revised the provider certification manual for hospitals, giving more in-depth guidelines around discharge planning. The goal is for hospitals to reduce readmissions …
Anybody who is paying any attention to the Medicare competitive bidding program understands that the program is fatally flawed. We all know that just about every qualified expert in the …
The Office of Inspector General (“OIG”) of the Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”) has issued a revised version of its Provider Self-Disclosure Protocol (“Updated SDP”), dated April 17, …
H.R. 1717 remains the HME industry’s No. 1 priority, but with time running out, stakeholders are again pressing for a delay in the July 1 start date of Round 2 …
Members of the Tennessee United States Congressional delegation today called on the administration “to provide details on its policy of awarding Medicare contracts to businesses not licensed in Tennessee, a …
One out of every six Vermonters, about 100,000 people in a state of 630,000, must switch the way they enroll and buy for health insurance this fall with the opening …
