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Medicare Overpayments: CMS Proposes Regulation Establishing Six Month Suspended Deadline for 60-Day Refund Rule

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The 60-day Refund Rule, created by the 2010 Affordable Care Act, requires providers to report and return Medicare and Medicaid overpayments within 60 days of identifying them. See Section 1128J(d) of the Social Security Act,...more

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President Biden Releases FY 2025 Budget: What’s NOT in It?

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Earlier this week, President Biden released his Fiscal Year (FY) 2025 President’s Budget. As a reminder, every year, the White House releases a budget that serves as its official funding request to Congress for the following...more

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2024 Senior Housing Market Outlook

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Could 2024 bring renewed growth for the skilled nursing and senior housing market or will proposed regulatory changes and the lingering effects of COVID-19 stymie hopes for a potential rebound? With rising occupancy rates...more

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Overall Medicare Hospital Payments Will Increase in FY 2024, but Some Hospitals Could See a Decrease

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Congress may be on summer break, but reg season is in full swing. Last week, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released a final reg that will impact Medicare hospital payments in fiscal year (FY) 2024, which...more

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What Is Hospice Care at Home?

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Hospice care is a type of health care that patients with terminally ill conditions rely on at the end of their lives. This type of care focuses on pain management and emotional, spiritual, and familial support for patients...more

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Supreme Court Backs Rule That Decreases Medicare Payments to Safety-Net Hospitals

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The U.S. Supreme Court settled an Administrative Procedures Act (APA) dispute on June 24, 2022, involving Medicare's formula to adjust rates paid to safety-net hospitals, clarifying a statute that dictates how to calculate...more

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CMS Releases Key Medicare Figures for 2022

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The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (“CMS”) recently released key Medicare figures for 2022 that will affect all elderly and disabled individuals who receive program benefits.  This notice summarizes the changes...more

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Telehealth Update:  New Bill Seeks to Understand the Impact of Telehealth During COVID-19 as State COVID-19 Orders Expire

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As previously discussed, many of the telehealth flexibilities in place during the COVID-19 pandemic are set to expire at the end of the federal Public Health Emergency (PHE), unless federal and state legislators act to make...more

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The Supreme Court - July 2, 2021

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Hughes v. Northwestern University, No. 19-1401: Whether allegations that a defined-contribution retirement plan paid or charged its participants fees that substantially exceeded fees for alternative available investment...more

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CMS Issues Medicare IPPS and LTCH Proposed Rule for FY 2021

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On April 27, 2021, CMS issued the fiscal year (FY) 2022 proposed rule for the hospital inpatient prospective payment system (IPPS) and long-term care hospital (LTCH) prospective payment system (the Proposed Rule). Among...more

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District of New Jersey Rules Prescription Drug Events Tainted By Alleged Kickback Schemes Constitute False Claims

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A federal judge recently ruled that submission of electronic data to the government can, under appropriate circumstances, give rise to liability under the False Claims Act. In U.S. ex rel. Marc Silver et al. v. Omnicare Inc....more

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COVID-19 Compounds Opioid Crisis and Treatment Gaps for Vulnerable Americans: Will a Biden Administration and New Congress Expand...

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Payment misalignment in Medicare FFS for Substance Use Disorder (SUD) treatment as the subject of potential legislative and/or regulatory reforms - New opportunities for investor-backed behavioral health platforms in...more

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Report on Medicare Compliance Volume 30, Number 8. News Briefs: March 2021

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Report on Medicare Compliance 30, no. 8 (March 1, 2021) - According to a CMS spokesperson, “CMS has not yet determined when Targeted Probe and Educate reviews will resume.” Meanwhile, “CMS continues to temporarily pause...more

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Omnibus Appropriations Package Includes Changes for Medicare and Medicaid Beneficiaries

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Passed by Congress Dec. 21, 2020, and signed by President Donald Trump Dec. 27, 2020, the $1.4 trillion omnibus Consolidated Appropriations Act includes numerous provisions that directly impact Medicare and Medicaid...more

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Understanding Medicare

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What does Medicare cover? What are the costs of Medicare? What happens if you forget to enroll for Medicare? Medicare is the federal health insurance program for people in the United States who are over the age of 65 or...more

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CMS Proposes to Codify the Definition of “Reasonable and Necessary” and to Establish a New Medicare Coverage Pathway

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On September 1, 2020, CMS published a proposed rule that would define “reasonable and necessary” for purposes of coverage under Part A and Part B of the Medicare program, and that would establish a new expedited Medicare...more

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Can You Transfer Your Medicare and Medicaid Plans When You Move to Another State?

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If you plan to move states, can you take your Medicare or Medicaid plans with you? The answer depends on whether you have original Medicare, Medicare Advantage, or Medicaid. Medicare - If you have original Medicare...more

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HHS Expands Eligibility for Provider Relief Fund Phase 2 General Distribution

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Last week, HHS announced that it will now accept additional applicants for the Provider Relief Fund Phase 2 General Distribution. All eligible providers will only receive funding of up to 2 percent of their reported total...more

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COVID-19 And Medicare Alternate Payment Programs

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Insurance payments for healthcare services and supplies are frequently based on projections of future costs, often measured against a baseline calculated on past costs. However, COVID-19 and its attendant changes to the...more

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Blog Series Part 5: CMS Proposed Rule on Policy and Technical Changes to the Medicare Advantage, Medicare Prescription Drug...

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Part D Plan Sponsors’ Access to Medicare Parts A and B Claims Data Extracts - As detailed in previous posts in this series, one major objective that the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (“CMS”) addressed in a...more

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CMS Revises Hospital Inpatient Admission Order Documentation Requirements

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On August 17, 2018, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) published its Hospital Inpatient Prospective Payment Systems final rule for Fiscal Year 2019 (Final Rule). The Final Rule contains a number of important...more

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CMS Proposes Changes to Inpatient Admission Orders in 2019 IPPS Proposed Rule

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On April 24, 2018, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released the Fiscal Year (FY) 2019 Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS) Proposed Rule (CMS-1694-P). Among other changes, CMS proposes eliminating...more

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Trump Administration Releases Fiscal Year 2018 Budget Proposal

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On Tuesday, May 23, the White House released the President's fiscal year 2018 (FY18) budget, launching a contentious and consequential debate that is expected to last through the end of the fiscal year and possibly beyond....more

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New Initiatives for the New Year: Highlights of the OIG’s 2017 Work Plan

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On November 10, 2016, the Office of Inspector General (OIG) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) issued its 2017 Work Plan. The 2017 Work Plan outlines the areas of special concern to the OIG and...more

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The Overpayment Rule and the Implied False Claims Theory: “What You Don’t Know Can Still Hurt You”

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In 2010, the Affordable Care Act (“ACA”) enacted new rules governing overpayments made by the Medicare and Medicaid programs. Under these rules, providers have 60 days from the date that the overpayment has been identified to...more

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