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Two NY Home Healthcare Agencies Settle False Claims Act Allegations for $5.4 Million 

Healthcare Compliance Blog

The agencies received millions of dollars in funding from Medicaid, which is funded in part by the federal government, and much of that money was meant to pay the wages and benefits of their aides. Under the Wage Parity Law, which is funded by Medicaid, aides are to be paid a minimum amount in total compensation.

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CMS Extends Ban on New Home Health Agencies and Ambulance Suppliers

The Health Law Firm

Board Certified by The Florida Bar in Health Law The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) continues to stop fraudulent repayment claims before they happen. The six-month moratorium began January 31, 2014. Indest III, J.D., Click here to read the press release from CMS.

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Health Provider News – April 1, 2022

Hall Render

Fraud plagues California’s hospice industry, audit finds. Lawmakers not giving up on bill to expand Medicaid to undocumented kids. over MassHealth fraud. Hot debate in NC health care on freeing advanced practice nurses from doctors’ supervision. Ohio health system lowers hiring age to 16 to fill workforce gaps.