Healthcare Compliance Blog

MAY 9, 2022

A home health services company headquartered in Kentucky, and its related entities, paid $2.1 million to the United States government to settle claims of improperly billing the Medicare Program for home health services provided to beneficiaries living in Florida.

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Med-Net Compliance

OCTOBER 19, 2022

The settlement resolves allegations that between 2013 and 2020, the company paid remuneration to its home health medical directors in Oklahoma and Texas for the purpose of inducing referrals of Medicare and TRICARE home health patients. The corporate officers were previously the CEO and COO of the company.

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Healthcare Compliance Blog

MAY 19, 2022

million to settle allegations that it violated the False Claims Act by submitting false claims to Medicare. Following an internal review and audit, the hospital discovered irregularities regarding its billing of certain services, and proactively contacted the United States to self-disclose the issues.?The to resolve the claims.

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The Health Law Firm

JANUARY 28, 2014

Health care providers were told they would not be able to submit any new appeals until the existing backlog clears, which could take two or more years. Indest III, J.D., Indest III, J.D.,

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Medval Compliance Blog

MARCH 10, 2022

by Frank Fairchok, Vice President of Medicare Reporting Services. Last week, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) advanced the rulemaking process in two long-awaited areas. 0938-AT85 – Medicare Secondary Payer and Future Medicals (CMS-6047).

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The Health Law Firm

OCTOBER 9, 2013

Board Certified by The Florida Bar in Health Law The University of Miami Hospital allegedly owes Medicare $3.7 This is according to an audit report of the hospital’s billing practices that found the hospital allegedly overbilled the health care program in 2009 and 2010. Indest III, J.D.,

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The Health Law Firm

JANUARY 28, 2013

Board Certified by The Florida Bar in Health Law. A family that owns a number of South Florida pharmacies is allegedly under investigation for Medicare fraud, according to a number of sources. On January 17, 2013, federal authorities raided one pharmacy location in Naples, Florida. Indest III, J.D.,

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