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Home Health Revocation Actions by Medicare are Expanding Around the Country

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(September 28, 2020):Last September, CMS published a Final Rule titled “Medicare, Medicaid, and Children’s Health Insurance Programs; Program Integrity Enhancements to the Provider Enrollment Process.” [1] Among its many chan ges, the Final Rule significantly expanded the reasons that may be asserted by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) when revoking a health […]

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Medicare Revocation Actions Related to Telemedicine Rising!

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(September 25, 2020):  In recent years, many individuals (especially younger members of our work force) have embraced the chance to supplement their income through short-term engagements in the “gig economy.”  Notably, both professionals and non-professionals alike have found flexible, part-time opportunities online, allowing them to work remotely as independent contractors.  A number of physicians, nurse

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Responding to a Medicare Revocation Action Effective Prior to November 4, 2019

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(UPDATE: March 9, 2020): A Medicare revocation action can destroy the financial viability of your practice. Moreover, effective November 4, 2019, the reasons for which a health care provider or supplier may have its Medicare billing privileges revoked have greatly expanded. Our article titled “42 CFR Sec. 424.535(a) Medicare Revocation Actions — Your Medicare Billing

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42 CFR Sec. 424.535(a) Medicare Revocation Actions — Your Medicare Billing Privileges Can be Revoked For a Host of New Reasons. Are You Facing a Medicare Revocation Action? If so, You Must Act Fast to Preserve Your Appeal Rights.

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(March 9, 2020): Last September, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) published a Final Rule titled “Medicare, Medicaid, and Children’s Health Insurance Programs; Program Integrity Enhancements to the Provider Enrollment Process.” The Final Rule under 42 CFR Sec. 424.535(a) was published in order to implement sections 1866(j)(5) and 1902(kk)(3) of the Social Security

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Medicare, Medicaid and CHIP Enrollment Revocation and Denial Authorities Have Expanded.  What Steps are You Taking to Reduce Your Level of Risk?

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Big Changes to CMS Form 855 are on the Horizon[/caption] (September 18, 2019): On September 10, 2019, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) published a Final Rule in the Federal Register entitled, “Medicare, Medicaid, and Children’s Health Insurance Programs; Program Integrity Enhancements to the Provider

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Revocation of Your Medicare Billing Privileges

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(December 14, 2017): The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has engaged various types of outside contracting entities to perform program integrity functions on behalf of the Medicare program. At the present time, Uniform Program Integrity Contractors (UPICs) and Zone Program Integrity Contractors (ZPICs) are very aggressive when it comes to referring evidence of

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Medicare Revocation Action: Steps for Avoiding and Appealing

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(September 16, 2014): Consider the following scenario. You own a durable medical equipment (DME) company that you run out of a leased location in a local office building. Your customers are a mix of privately insured and Medicare/Medicaid beneficiaries. You’ve been in business for about 10 years, but money is tight and you need to

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2024 Webinars

TAHCH Webinar Data Privacy Issues and Regulations – HIPAA and Beyond Wednesday, January 3, 2024 1 p.m. EST / Noon CST / 10:00 a.m. PST Duration: 60 Minutes Heidi Kocher, MBA, CHC Information Blocking Rule and OCR’s right of access initiative are two of the issues to be discussed in this session. Join attorney Heidi

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TAHCH Webinars New

Liles Parker PLLC is pleased to announce its upcoming Webinar Wednesday series in partnership with the Texas Association for Home Care & Hospice (TAHCH). Starting January 2016, Liles Parker attorneys will provide a monthly hour-long webinar on pertinent compliance issues facing home health, hospice, and personal care agencies. Topics address wide array of matters including:

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The OPM Debarment Action on Health care Providers - Liles Parker - Dec 2023

The OPM Debarment Process – Responding to an FEHBP Debarment or Suspension Action in 2024

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Author: Ashley Morgan, Christin Thompson (December 20, 2023): Most health care providers and suppliers are familiar with the fact that as a participating provider in the Medicare and / or Medicaid programs, certain criminal convictions, adverse licensure actions, and various types of prohibited conduct may subject the provider to exclusion from participation in Federal health

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