Veterans Administration

VA Acupuncture Audits of Non-VA, Community Providers are Increasing

Home Health & Hospice, Other /

(May 20, 2022): Acupuncture audits and investigations by federal, state and private payors have greatly expanded in recent years. One of the most active players conducting acupuncture audits today is the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. (VA). It is worth noting that long before traditional Medicare even considered covering acupuncture services,[1] the VA made these […]

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Veterans Administration and CMS Announce Partnership to Address Fraud Prevention

Medicare, Medicaid & Private Payor Updates /

(January 25, 2018): On January 23rd, the Veteran Administration (VA) and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced a “partnership to strengthen prevention of fraud, waste and abuse.” According to the press release, under this partnership: “VA plans to capitalize on the advancement in analytics CMS has made by concentrating on its use

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