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 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 …
The U.S. Senate on Wednesday confirmed Marilyn Tavenner, a former nurse and hospital company executive, as the first full-fledged administrator for the Medicare and Medicaid healthcare programs since 2006. In …
Federal officials charged 89 people including doctors, nurses and other medical professionals in eight U.S. cities on Tuesday with Medicare fraud schemes that the government said totaled $223 million in …
The Medicare and Medicaid EHR Incentive Programs provide incentive payments to eligible professionals, hospitals and critical access hospitals (CAHs) as they adpot, implement, upgrade or demonstrate “meaningful use” of certified …
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) states: “Non-contract suppliers must provide written notification of their decision whether to be a grandfathered supplier to all of their Medicare beneficiaries …
