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Appeals Court Rules Against Nursing Home: Bankruptcy Cannot Affect Prevent Cancellation of Medicare or Medicaid Contacts

The Health Law Firm

Board Certified by The Florida Bar in Health Law On July 11, 2016, a federal appeals court stated that a bankruptcy judge did not have the authority to block government health officials from cutting off Medicare and Medicaid payments to a Florida nursing home that was alleged to have violated patient-care regulations. Indest III, J.D.,

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CMS Issues Contract Year 2023 Final Rule for Medicare Advantage Organizations and Prescription Drug Sponsors

Healthcare Law Blog

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”). With a few exceptions, the Final Rule is a wholesale codification of the proposed rule.

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CMS Proposes to Drastically Change Overpayment Refund Rule

Hall Render

On December 27, 2022, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (“CMS”) published a proposed rule that could potentially have a significant impact on enrollees’ obligations under the “60-day” overpayment rule. Your primary Hall Render contact. Hall Render blog posts and articles are intended for informational purposes only.

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CMS’ Contract Year 2023 Policy and Technical Changes to the Medicare Advantage and Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit Programs

Healthcare Law Blog

On January 6, 2022 , the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (“CMS”) issued the proposed rule on Contract Year 2023 Policy and Technical Changes to the Medicare Advantage and Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit Programs (the “Proposed Rule”). Refining Definitions for Fully Integrated and Highly Integrated D-SNPs (§§ 422.2

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Did COVID Lead to a Lower HIPAA Fine?

Compliancy Group

The letter directed the Complainant to contact OCR if he continued to experience the issues described in his complaint. . 7/19/2019 – Certified letter sent to ACPM requesting information data response and instructing them to contact the assigned investigator – No Response. No Response. The COVID Factor.

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DOJ Recouped $2.2 Billion Under FCA in 2022

Hall Render

million to resolve allegations that it paid kickbacks to physicians who attended its programs in connection with its multiple sclerosis drugs between 2009 and 2014. A pharmaceutical company paid $843.8 A health system paid $18.2 Hall Render blog posts and articles are intended for informational purposes only.

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Person-Centered Strategies: Health Savings Accounts

CMS.gov

Just for some background, an HSA is a savings account—just like the savings account you might open up at your local bank—that allows you to put aside money for qualified medical expenses your insurance doesn’t cover like deductibles, coinsurance, and copayments or adult dental expenses and glasses or contacts.