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(August 7, 2019): This article further updates our articles of February 19th and April 9th on the announcement by CMS of the implementation of the new five year “Review Choice Demonstration Project’ in five states – Illinois, Ohio, Texas, North Carolina and Florida, and the start date for the Demonstration Project in Illinois. I. Background […]
(April 9, 2019): This article updates our article of February 19 on the lifting by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (“CMS”) of the moratorium on the enrollment of new home health agencies in Florida, Illinois, Michigan and Texas, and the announcement by CMS of the implementation of a new five year “Review Choice
(February 19, 2019): CMS has now ended, at least for the current time, the moratorium that it placed on the approval of new home health agencies. At the same time, home health providers that operate in Illinois, Ohio, North Carolina, Florida and Texas, and potentially other states within the Palmetto/JM jurisdiction (Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Indiana,
(February 8, 2019): A series of recent reports out of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Office of Inspector General (OIG) underscore the Federal government’s renewed concerns with respect to orthotic braces, including underlying medical need for these items. From 1994 to 2000, OIG issued half a dozen reports pertaining to orthotics audits
It is official! Associate Attorney Ashley Morgan has been named a” Super Lawyer — Rising Star ” Additionally, she passed the Certified Professional Coder exam and is now a Certified Coder!
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(June 26, 2018): The coverage of personal care services by Medicare has been advocated by advocacy groups for many years. As we reported last April, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced in its Final Call Letter for bids from plans that participate in the Medicare Advantage program (MA) for 2019. In that
(Updated June 18, 2018): According to the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners, money lost due to fraud costs businesses and private parties over $3.5 trillion per year. This information, coupled with their assertion that instances of fraud have been dramatically increasing within the last few years, offers an eye-opening revelation not only for business, but
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(April 12, 2018): A big concern with the Medicare appeals process is the ghastly backlog at the Office of Medicare Hearings and Appeals (OMHA) for an Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) hearing coupled with the government’s authority to recoup alleged overpayments after the second level of appeal (reconsideration). There is renewed buzz regarding the backlog and
(April 10, 2018): On April 2, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced an expansion of the benefits that private health plans may offer Medicare beneficiaries under the Medicare Advantage (MA) program in 2019. In its Final Call Letter for bids from plans that participate in the MA program (“MA plans”) for 2019,
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(January 26, 2018): From Churches to Congress, sexual harassment and assault charges have plagued many of the institutions that our society holds dear. As revelations of sexual misconduct continue to surface, we continue to learn of the many abuses of those in powerful positions; those whom we once revered. The rise of the #MeToo Movement
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