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Ever-Changing Federal and State Laws and Regulations are Transforming Third-Party Billing Contracts

(July 28, 2022): The business side of medicine has changed considerably over the last decade. Health care laws, regulations, and administrative policies are constantly evolving. A number of these changes have impacted health care practices, billing companies, and the third-party billing contracts executed between these parties. From its earliest beginnings, the majority of third-party billing […]

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Exclusion Screening Enforcement Actions by OIG are Increasing.

(December 8, 2015): Since the passage of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of March 2010[1] (ACA) and progeny such as the HITECH Act [2], enforcement efforts have been better funded and consequently, better staffed. The enactment of HIPAA in 1996 [3] and the Balanced Budget Act (BBA) of 1997 [4], further expanded the

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Medicaid RACs to Increase Enforcement Efforts

(May 23, 2012): Recent efforts by CMS to improve Medicaid audit performance have resulted in procedural changes for Medicaid Integrity Contractors (MICs) and financial incentives for Medicaid Recovery Audit Contractors (Medicaid RACs) to increase their audit efforts and effectiveness. RACs have long been regarded as “bounty hunters” within the Medicare/Medicaid and healthcare provider communities. These

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Medicaid MIC Audits to Increase

(May 15, 2012): Recent efforts by CMS to improve the performance of Medicaid MIC audits have resulted in procedural changes for these contractors and new financial incentives for Medicaid Recovery Audit Contractors (MRACs). These new procedural changes are intended to improve the effectiveness of MRAC audits. The recent U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

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