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Private Insurance Overpayment & Patient Credit Balance Repayment Obligations

Most health care providers and suppliers have a solid understanding of their obligation to repay overpayments that may be owed to Medicare, Medicaid and other Federal health benefit plans. [1] Unfortunately, they may not fully understand that overpayments never belong to them, even if the monies are not owed to a government payor. If your […]

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Overview of Dental Claims Audits and Investigations by Medicaid and Private Payors in 2019

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(March 4, 2020): Many dentists and dental practices around the country are glad that 2019 is behind us.  Last year was a banner year for law enforcement investigators and administrative auditors of dental claims.  Federal and State prosecutors around the country actively pursued both civil and criminal cases against individual dentists for a variety of

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Individual Liability for Medicare Overpayment Claims

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(February 24, 2015): Medicare recently finalized regulations allowing enrollment as a Medicare provider to be denied if any owner or control person of the enrolling provider is affiliated with another provider which owes money to Medicare. These regulations are based on sections of the 2010 Affordable Care Act (ACA). They provide CMS an indirect means

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Individual Liability for Medicare Overpayment Claims

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(October 19, 2012): This article addresses the case where an individual or “natural person” owns an interest in a Medicare health care provider which is incorporated[1] under the laws of a state, as a corporation, limited liability company, limited partnership, or another type of legal person. The individual may be a shareholder, member, limited partner,

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What are a Dentist’s Medicaid Overpayment Obligations? Part I

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(April 24, 2012): While considerable attention has been paid to the Affordable Care Act (generally referred to as “Health Care Reform”) and its requirement that “identified overpayments” be promptly repaid to the government, it is important to keep in mind that this repayment obligation is not new – it has long been firmly in place.

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Providers Should Exercise Caution When Handling Overpayments — More Than Likely, You Can’t Keep It, Even if the Payor Doesn’t Want it Back!

Medicare, Medicaid & Private Payor Updates /

(July 15, 2010): When handling Medicare overpayments, providers must exercise caution. Since the May 2009 passage of the Fraud Enforcement and Recovery Act (FERA) and subsequent enactment of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), we’ve heard a lot about how the government looks at Medicare overpayments and how providers should handle them. Prior to the clarification

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Hospice Audit and Investigative Actions are Expected to Rise in 2024 - November 2023

Hospice Audit and Investigative Actions are Expected to Rise in 2024

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(November 20, 2023): Medicare, Medicaid, and most private insurance plans cover hospice care and related services. To be eligible for hospice care,[1] a patient must be certified as terminally ill and have a life expectancy of six months or less.  In recent years, the hospice industry has exponentially grown, and the number of Federal, State

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AI in medical billing- Liles Parker - October 2023

AI in Medical Billing: A Benefit or a Compliance Risk?

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Author: Christin Thompson, Annabella Denzel (October 10, 2023): In terms of revenues and expenses, health care providers and suppliers have repeatedly faced two unfortunate realities: (1) Reimbursement rates are shrinking, and (2) they are constantly being saddled with additional unfunded mandates (for example, HIPAA compliance, OSHA requirements, compliance obligations, etc. Coupled with ordinary practice expenses,

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Texas HHSC-OIG is Ramping-Up its Investigations of Medicaid Pediatric Telemedicine Claims

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(June 27, 2023): In the State of Texas, Medicaid plays a significant role in providing healthcare services to a large portion of the population. With more than 5.9 million[1] Texans (approximately 18.9% of the current population[2]) enrolled in Medicaid, it is an essential program for qualifying low-income citizens. In Texas, Medicaid costs taxpayers over $40

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