On September 13, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General (OIG) published Advisory Opinion 24-08, in which it declined to approve a proposal by a Medicare Advantage organization (MAO)...more
9/19/2024
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On February 1, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) published the Medicare Advantage (MA) Risk Adjustment Data Validation (RADV) Program Final Rule (Final Rule), which will take effect on April 3, 2023. The...more
On December 14, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a proposed rule that contemplates several changes to, and clarifications of, guidance for the Medicare Advantage (MA) program in coverage year 2024....more
12/21/2022
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Financial Relief for Healthcare Providers -
The CARES Act provides financial relief to healthcare providers that are being hit hard by the COVID-19 public health emergency. Perhaps most notably, the CARES Act establishes a...more