Med-Net Compliance

JULY 20, 2022

A federal jury convicted a New York ENT doctor for defrauding Medicare and Medicaid by causing the submission of false and fraudulent claims for surgical procedures that were not performed. Medicare and Medicaid data demonstrated that he was identified as an outlier and the highest biller for this procedure in New York State.

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Verisys

MARCH 23, 2023

3 Healthcare Fraud and Abuse Laws Providers Should Know About In 2021, the Department of Justice reported recovering over $5.5 billion from settlements due to fraud and false claims. This is the largest amount recovered under the False Claims Act since 2014. government or a government contractor.

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Med-Net Compliance

AUGUST 16, 2022

Five individuals and two for-profit skilled nursing facilities (SNFs) in Pennsylvania were indicted on charges of conspiracy to defraud the United States and related healthcare fraud charges. Billing Medicare or Medicaid for services that were not provided is fraudulent activity that is often punishable by fines and imprisonment.

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Innovaare Compliance

AUGUST 24, 2023

Medicare Advantage plans (MAO) have been increasingly popular with Medicare eligible beneficiaries enrolling 51% of the eligible population in 2023 taking in $454 billion (or 54%) in Medicare spending. MLR measures the percentage of premium income and Medicare payments a Sponsor pays for medical claims.

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Healthcare Law Blog

MAY 16, 2022

On April 29, 2022 , the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (“CMS”), issued the final rule on Contract Year 2023 Policy and Technical Changes to the Medicare Advantage and Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit Programs (the “Final Rule”).

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The Health Law Firm

DECEMBER 11, 2014

Board Certified by The Florida Bar in Health Law Stop me if you've heard this one before: the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) recently increased Medicare's authority over physicians and other health care providers. On December 3, 2014, CMS released these new anti-fraud measures. Indest III, J.D.,

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Hall Render

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

This has been a growing trend in health care enforcement, and health care fraud remained the leading source of all FCA cases in 2022. Health Care Fraud Actions Medicaid. The Medicaid program was a target in 2022. COVID-10 Related Fraud. It also recovered $70.7 A pharmaceutical company paid $843.8

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