Health Law RX

NOVEMBER 9, 2021

For the first time since 2013, on November 8, 2021, the Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General (“OIG”) updated its Health Care Fraud Self-Disclosure Protocol (“SDP”). The likelihood that a self-discloser would be required to pay a damages multiplier greater than 1.5

Fraud 52

Fraud Overpayments Overpayment Governance 52

The Health Law Firm

OCTOBER 9, 2013

The report was released on October 8, 2013, by the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of Inspector General (OIG).

US Department of Health and Human Services 40

US Department of Health and Human Services Medicare Medicare Overpayments 40

HIPAA Journal

MARCH 30, 2022

However, when HIPAA was passed, the standards governing health care data, patients´ rights, and the flow of information were still several years away. Furthermore, it could also be argued that neither Rule was effectively enforced until the Omnibus Final Rule was published in 2013. How HIPAA Addressed Health Insurance Reform.

HIPAA 131

HIPAA Fraud Health Insurance Health Care Reform 131

Kaiser Health News

JUNE 29, 2022

Congress should crack down on Medicare Advantage health plans for seniors that sometimes deny patients vital medical care while overcharging the government billions of dollars every year, government watchdogs told a House panel Tuesday. ” The health plan required patients to have an X-ray first to prove a CT scan was needed.

Medicare 107

Medicare Medicare Governance Overpayments 107