Healthcare Compliance Blog

MARCH 31, 2022

The agencies received millions of dollars in funding from Medicaid, which is funded in part by the federal government, and much of that money was meant to pay the wages and benefits of their aides. Under the Wage Parity Law, which is funded by Medicaid, aides are to be paid a minimum amount in total compensation.

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HIPAA Journal

JULY 3, 2024

Indeed, many of the classification systems that would eventually be adopted as the HIPAA transactions and code sets rules were already mandated for use in some federal and state healthcare programs – including Medicare and Medicaid. Health Plan Premium Payments. Coordination of Benefits.

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The Health Law Firm

FEBRUARY 21, 2014

Board Certified by The Florida Bar in Health Law A licensed speech therapist faces up to five years in prison for allegedly defrauding Medicaid during the summer of 2013. Indest III, J.D., Click here to read the press release from the AG.

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Hall Render

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

This has been a growing trend in health care enforcement, and health care fraud remained the leading source of all FCA cases in 2022. Health Care Fraud Actions Medicaid. The Medicaid program was a target in 2022. COVID-10 Related Fraud. It also recovered $70.7 A pharmaceutical company paid $843.8

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The Health Law Firm

MARCH 6, 2014

Board Certified by The Florida Bar in Health Law The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) continues to stop fraudulent repayment claims before they happen. The six-month moratorium began January 31, 2014. Indest III, J.D., Click here to read the press release from CMS.

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The Health Law Firm

DECEMBER 11, 2014

Board Certified by The Florida Bar in Health Law Stop me if you've heard this one before: the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) recently increased Medicare's authority over physicians and other health care providers. On December 3, 2014, CMS released these new anti-fraud measures. Indest III, J.D.,

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Medicare Medicare Fraud Medicaid 40

Innovaare Compliance

AUGUST 24, 2023

To ensure good stewardship of the Medicare Trust Fund, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) perpetually makes changes to improve various aspects of the program – quality of care, health equity and payment methodology, to name a few.

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Healthcare Law Today

JANUARY 2, 2023

” The currently proposed provision has similar effect to the language CMS proposed in 2012 and, after consideration of comments, ultimately rejected in the 2014 Final Rule (Medicare Advantage and Part D) and 2016 Final Rule (Medicare Part A and Part B). The FCA is a fraud statute, requiring intent. 3729(b)(1)(A).

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Healthcare Law Blog

MAY 16, 2022

On April 29, 2022 , the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (“CMS”), issued the final rule on Contract Year 2023 Policy and Technical Changes to the Medicare Advantage and Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit Programs (the “Final Rule”). Additional Opportunities for Integration through State Medicaid Agency Contracts (§ 422.107).

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Hall Render

APRIL 1, 2022

Fraud plagues California’s hospice industry, audit finds. Lawmakers not giving up on bill to expand Medicaid to undocumented kids. over MassHealth fraud. Rural healthcare providers feel the pain of North Carolina’s “Medicaid gap”. to settle Medicaid contractor dispute. California nurses begin strike.

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