Kaiser Health News
JUNE 29, 2022
Congress should crack down on Medicare Advantage health plans for seniors that sometimes deny patients vital medical care while overcharging the government billions of dollars every year, government watchdogs told a House panel Tuesday. Medicare Advantage plans accept a set fee from the government for covering a person’s health care.
Health Care Law Brief
APRIL 3, 2023
On Friday, March 31, 2023, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released the Calendar Year (CY) 2024 Medicare Advantage (MA) Capitation Rates and Part C and Part D Payment Policies ( Rate Announcement ). 1395w-23): Medicare Advantage Organizations (MAOs) are paid a base rate by CMS. Risk Adjustment.
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Innovaare Compliance
MARCH 1, 2022
The monthly premium for Medicare Part B rose 14.5%, from $148.50 By law, the Medicare Part B monthly premium must equal 25% of the estimated total Part B costs for enrollees age 65 and over. [1] By law, the Medicare Part B monthly premium must equal 25% of the estimated total Part B costs for enrollees age 65 and over. [1]
Natalia Mazina
JULY 3, 2022
For technical and financial reasons, the DHCS has not implemented the new reimbursement methodology until 2019. This lead to overpayments to pharmacies. Only in 2020, it started sending notices of recoupment to pharmacies specifying the amounts owed.
Healthcare Compliance Blog
JUNE 9, 2022
Between 2017 and 2019, the man, through a group of pain clinics he controlled, caused the submission of false claims for payment to Medicare. HHS-OIG will continue to work with the US Attorney’s Office to ensure the integrity of the Medicare Trust Fund.”. He is awaiting sentencing on those charges.
Healthcare IT Today
MAY 5, 2023
The following is a guest article by Erin Rutzler, Vice President of Fraud, Waste, and Abuse at Cotiviti In Delaware, more than 250 Medicare patients underwent unnecessary genetic testing based on telehealth consultations that often lasted less than two minutes— costing Medicare thousands of dollars per patient.
AIHC
MARCH 28, 2022
The complex Medicare appeals process is used to demonstrate the importance of appealing claims denied in an audit. The learning objective of this lesson is to help you become familiar with the Medicare Claims Review Program (MCRP). Other payers mirror Medicare’s program. Audited by a payer? What is an “improper” payment?
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