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2024 Final Rule: CMS Announces More Changes to Medicare Advantage but Declines to Reform the “60 Day Rule”

Health Care Law Brief

On April 5, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (“CMS”) released the 2024 Medicare Advantage and Prescription Drug Benefit Programs Final Rule (“Final Rule”), which will be codified at 42 C.F.R. 405.986) or “reliable evidence” of fraud or “similar fault” (as defined in 42 C.F.R. Parts 417, 422, 423, 455, and 460.

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What is HIPAA?

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HIPAA consisted of five Titles addressing the primary objectives of the Act: Title I: Health care access, portability, and renewability. Title II: Preventing health care fraud and abuse; administration simplification; medical liability reform. What is HIPAA Title II?

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Medical Society names Hamilton primary care physician as new president Mass. primary care system is in ‘crisis’, says new report Meet the Mass. Medicare fraud scheme One of Michigan’s largest insurers is altering telehealth billing. Here’s Why. California to make $3.3 What does it mean?

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MedStar Transport Celebrates 40 years of service C.

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