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With the end of the first quarter of 2024, we highlight five developments, changes, or challenges that health systems, hospitals, nursing homes, clinics, physician practices, health insurers, and other health care providers,...more
Explore the unique issues that are pertinent to managed care professionals! This annual event dedicated to compliance management for health plan providers is returning to an in-person format for 2024. Join your peers and...more
The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) Uninsured Program (UIP), which reimbursed providers for provision of COVID-19 related services to uninsured individuals, paid out more than $24.5 billion in claims....more
On June 8, 2023, the New York City Council passed a bill focused on healthcare accountability, with the goal of increasing access to healthcare services for New Yorkers. Entitled the Healthcare Accountability & Consumer...more
On May 26, 2023, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released a Proposed Rule titled: “Medicaid Program: Misclassification of Drugs, Program Administration and Program Integrity Updates Under the Medicaid Drug...more
Summary - The Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General (HHS OIG) has announced its intention to comprehensively review nursing home citations issued by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid...more
As addressed in the first installment of this three-part series, healthcare providers face potential audits from an increasing number of Medicare and Medicaid contractors. Failing to respond properly can lead to significant...more
Because Medicare and Medicaid claims audit requests can look like routine billing-related correspondence, they can be easy to miss, leading to expensive and potentially catastrophic consequences. Providers, therefore, should...more
Join us for our annual event dedicated to compliance management for health plan providers. Learn the latest best practices and emerging trends from industry leaders while making connections with peers and mentors who...more
Attend our annual event for those who manage compliance at health plan providers. Explore topics and issues that are pertinent to industry professionals like you. Learn the latest practices, share strategies, and connect with...more
Durable medical equipment (DME) is particularly important for many Medicare beneficiaries. However, companies that manufacture and sell DME need to be careful because there are strict federal regulations outlining almost...more
Biden Releases Federal Budget Proposal for 2022: On May 28, 2021, President Biden released the proposed budget for fiscal year 2022, which would increase health spending by 23%. The proposal urges Congress to enact drug...more
On May 28, 2021, OIG released its Semiannual Report to Congress (the Report). The Report describes OIG’s work during the 6-month semiannual reporting period of October 1, 2020, through March 31, 2021 (the Semiannual Reporting...more
Report on Medicare Compliance 30, no. 17 (May 3, 2021) - In a new provider compliance audit, the HHS Office of Inspector General (OIG) said Visiting Nurse Association of Maryland (VNA) received overpayments of $2.1...more
Today we want to address a topic that many state Medicaid agencies will no doubt be thinking about in the coming months, as the COVID-caused pandemic continues to threaten state finances and Congress has somewhat tied states’...more
Introduction - CMS has taken extensive measures to assist providers and promote access to care in light of the Public Health Emergency (PHE) related to the COVID-19 pandemic. The efforts taken have and continue to benefit...more
On January 27, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) published a report concluding that the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has provided limited oversight of the 340B and Medicaid Drug Rebate Programs,...more
Four separate government releases coming over a three-week period have once again highlighted the intense interest in the 340B drug pricing program, with a federal agency and two government watchdog groups issuing guidance...more
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) on Nov. 18, 2019, published a proposed Medicaid Fiscal Accountability rule that would amend existing regulations related to 1) base and supplemental payments, 2)...more
In what is widely considered to signal intensified focus by the Federal government on Medicaid supplemental payments and related State Medicaid financing mechanisms, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) on...more
Our annual Clinical Practice Compliance Conference provides information about the latest government initiatives related to physicians and clinics. Unite with your colleagues to discuss strategies for facing compliance issues...more
On September 19, 2019, the OIG released a report relating to recent audits of the CHIPRA program. The audits, performed from April 2012 through September 2017, identified over $277 million in unallowable payments made to 12...more
Welcome to Foley & Lardner LLP’s Health Care MarketTrends. In this issue, we examine private equity investment in specialty areas of the health care industry, specifically dermatology and orthopedics....more
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (“CMS”) healthcare audit programs – including the Unified Program Integrity Contractors (“UPICs”) audit program, the Recovery Audit Contractor (“RAC”) program, the Comprehensive...more
If you are a provider in the Southeastern Jurisdiction of the Unified Program Integrity Contractor (UPIC) zone, which includes Alabama, Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, Puerto Rico, South Carolina, Tennessee, the U.S. Virgin...more