Kaiser Permanente

JANUARY 1, 2022

Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) have served as critical supports to children, pregnant women, parents, seniors, and individuals with disabilities – covering 80 million individuals during the COVID-19 pandemic. Since February 2020, Medicaid enrollment has grown sharply to cover an additional 9.9

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Healthcare Law Blog

JANUARY 20, 2023

To add uniformity to this practice, CMS codified this flexibility in the 2016 Medicaid and Children’s Health Insurance Plan (CHIP) managed care final rule by authorizing coverage for “In Lieu of Service or Settings” (ILOS). [i] Please refer to our prior blog for more information on CalAIM. ILOSs must be medically appropriate.

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The Health Law Firm Blog

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

Board Certified by The Florida Bar in Health Law Florida's Agency for Health Care Administration (AHCA) has come under fire for failing to make Medicaid final orders accessible to the public. Indest III, J.D., On April 11, 2023, an attorney asked a Florida appeals court to revive her suit against [.]

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The Health Law Firm Blog

AUGUST 24, 2023

Board Certified by The Florida Bar in Health Law Florida's Agency for Health Care Administration (AHCA) has come under fire for failing to make Medicaid final orders accessible to the public. Indest III, J.D., On April 11, 2023, an attorney asked a Florida appeals court to revive her suit against [.]

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The Health Law Firm Blog

JULY 19, 2023

Board Certified by The Florida Bar in Health Law Florida's Agency for Health Care Administration (AHCA) has come under fire for failing to make Medicaid final orders accessible to the public. Indest III, J.D., On April 11, 2023, an attorney asked a Florida appeals court to revive her suit against [.]

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The Health Law Firm Blog

JUNE 27, 2023

Board Certified by The Florida Bar in Health Law Florida's Agency for Health Care Administration (AHCA) has come under fire for failing to make Medicaid final orders accessible to the public. Indest III, J.D., On April 11, 2023, an attorney asked a Florida appeals court to revive her suit against [.]

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Health Law RX

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

AHCA is sending out postcards to existing Florida Medicaid providers (Providers) alerting them to upcoming changes in the Florida Medicaid program. Providers are urged to sign into their account on the Florida Medicaid portal immediately. Medicaid Certified School Match Program Fee Schedule. Check your mailboxes.

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The Health Law Firm Blog

MAY 16, 2023

Board Certified by The Florida Bar in Health Law Florida's Agency for Health Care Administration (AHCA) has come under fire for failing to make Medicaid final orders accessible to the public. Indest III, J.D., On April 11, 2023, an attorney asked a Florida appeals court to revive her suit against [.]

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Hall Render

DECEMBER 20, 2023

For NFs, the data would be reported via means prescribed by the applicable state Medicaid agency. Hall Render blog posts and articles are intended for informational purposes only. As summarized below, the Final Rule finalizes these proposed revisions to take effect on January 16, 2024.

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The Health Law Firm Blog

JULY 13, 2023

Board Certified by The Florida Bar in Health Law On March 13, 2022, a licensed professional counselor (LPC) was sentenced to nearly five years in prison for defrauding the Connecticut Medicaid Program of more than $1.3 Indest III, J.D., million, announced the U.S. Attorney for the U.S. District of Connecticut. [.]

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Healthcare Compliance Blog

MAY 2, 2022

A behavior analyst who was employed by a Florida home health agency has been arrested for Medicaid fraud. The man provided behavior analyst services for three Medicaid recipients, all of whom had disabilities. The parent of one of the children noticed incorrect information on a Medicaid online portal and reported it.

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Health Law Checkup

JANUARY 20, 2022

Can a whistleblower successfully allege Medicaid/Medicare fraud if the whistleblower lacked direct access to records related to the alleged fraud? While the appellate circuits are still split on this issue, we look at recent decisions that indicate a possible shift in the Seventh Circuit’s pleading standard.

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The Health Law Firm Blog

OCTOBER 18, 2022

Board Certified by The Florida Bar in Health Law The nation's largest Medicaid insurer, Centene, has agreed to pay $165.6 million to Texas to resolve claims that it overcharged the state’s Medicaid program for pharmacy services. By George F. Indest III, J.D., The deal was signed on July 11, 2022, but wasn’t publicly [.].

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Healthcare Law Blog

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

Part 521 governing the implementation and operation of effective compliance programs for certain “required providers,” including, now for the first time, Medicaid managed care organizations (MMCOs). [1] New Subpart 521-1: Compliance Programs The adopted regulations represent substantial changes to 18 N.Y.C.R.R.

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The Health Law Firm Blog

AUGUST 24, 2022

Board Certified by The Florida Bar in Health Law The Agency for Health Care Administration (AHCA), Office of Inspector General (OIG), and Bureau of Medicaid Program Integrity is the Florida agency responsible for routine Medicaid audits The agency ensures that the Medicaid program was billed correctly for [.]. Indest III, J.D.,

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Healthcare Law Blog

MAY 16, 2022

More than 13 million people were enrolled in Medi-Cal in California in September 2021, making it the largest Medicaid program in the nation. In 2015, DHCS launched the WPC Pilots as part of its Medi-Cal 2020 Section 1115 Demonstration.

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Healthcare It News

OCTOBER 31, 2022

"Our combined efforts are expected to demonstrate how best to advance our nation’s technical infrastructure to enable SDOH interoperability as supported by ONC’s United States Core Data for Interoperability (USCDI) Version 2," ONC authors Ryan Argentieri, Samantha Meklir and Jawanna Henry wrote in ONC's HealthITbuzz blog.

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Kaiser Permanente

DECEMBER 24, 2021

Medicaid provides health coverage to eligible low-income adults, children, pregnant women, elderly adults and people with disabilities. Medicaid is administered by states, according to federal requirements and is jointly funded by states and the federal government. Virginia’s Medicaid program is known as Medallion Medicaid.

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Healthcare It News

OCTOBER 13, 2022

The new Microsoft Cloud for Healthcare tools have been designed to address provider burdens and facilitate proactive patient care, according to an October 12 Microsoft Health blog post by Tom McGuiness, corporate vice president of Microsoft's Worldwide Health. Data tools are also high on the list of provider IT needs for FHIR adoption.

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Healthcare Compliance Blog

JANUARY 25, 2022

A Missouri woman who had previously pled guilty to Medicare and Medicaid fraud was sentenced in Federal Court to three years imprisonment and ordered to pay $7,620,779 in restitution. The DME companies would then submit the reimbursement claims to Medicare and Medicaid. General Legal Duties and Antitrust Laws.

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Healthcare Compliance Blog

JANUARY 24, 2022

On January 19, 2022, the Massachusetts Medicaid Fraud Division announced that in calendar year 2021, more than $55 million was recovered from individuals and entities who defrauded the state. The Attorney General’s Medicaid Fraud Division investigates and prosecutes providers who defraud the state Medicaid program, MassHealth.

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Bill of Health

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

By Jon Larsen and Sterling Johnson Addressing the opioid crisis cannot stop at providing better access to treatment for opioid use disorder (OUD) , expanding and enhancing harm reduction efforts, and reimagining the role of law enforcement, as explored previously in this blog series.

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The Health Law Firm Blog

MAY 12, 2023

Board Certified by The Florida Bar in Health Law On October 1, 2021, a former dental office manager was sentenced to 12 months in prison for her role in a Medicaid fraud scheme. Indest III, J.D., The office manager for Universal Smiles, a D.C.-based based dental practice was sentenced for her [.]

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Healthcare Compliance Blog

APRIL 27, 2022

A Georgia district court has issued a summary judgment against a state rehabilitation center for 808 false claims billed to Medicaid and Tricare between November 2015 and June 2020. The post Georgia Rehabilitation Center Submitted 808 False Claims to Medicaid/Tricare appeared first on Med-Net.

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The Health Law Firm Blog

JANUARY 28, 2023

On October 1, 2021, a former dental office manager was sentenced to 12 months in prison for her role in a Medicaid fraud scheme. By Carole C. Schriefer, J.D. Mahsa Azimirad, was the office manager for Universal Smiles, a D.C.-based based dental practice, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for Washington, D.C. She was indicted in [.]

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The Health Law Firm Blog

FEBRUARY 11, 2023

Board Certified by The Florida Bar in Health Law On October 1, 2021, a former dental office manager was sentenced to 12 months in prison for her role in a Medicaid fraud scheme. Indest III, J.D., Mahsa Azimirad, was the office manager for Universal Smiles, a D.C.-based based dental practice, according [.]

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The Health Law Firm Blog

MARCH 14, 2024

By George F. Indest III, J.D., Board Certified by The Florida Bar in Health Law On August 24, 2022, managed healthcare company, Centene Corporation, agreed to pay $19 million to the State of Washington to settle fraud allegations. Centene owns and operates Sunshine State Health Plan, d/b/a Sunshine Health, in Florida. In addition, [.]

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The Health Law Firm Blog

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

By George F. Indest III, J.D., Board Certified by The Florida Bar in Health Law On August 24, 2022, managed healthcare company, Centene Corporation, agreed to pay $19 million to the State of Washington to settle fraud allegations. Centene owns and operates Sunshine State Health Plan, d/b/a Sunshine Health, in Florida. In addition, [.]

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Healthcare Compliance Blog

FEBRUARY 2, 2022

The optician fraudulently received approximately $74,000 in Medicaid payments between 2016 and 2019 by billing for the optician services that were not provided. The post New York Optician Convicted of Medicaid Fraud for Nursing Home Residents appeared first on.

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Provider Trust

MARCH 16, 2022

Exclusions are administrative actions that are placed upon an individual or entity by HHS OIG, a state agency or Medicaid Fraud Control Unit (MFCU), or by one of the many agencies associated with SAM.gov. Additionally, there are varying, disparate State Medicaid exclusions sources that require periodic screening.

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The Health Law Firm Blog

FEBRUARY 15, 2022

Board Certified by The Florida Bar in Health Law On October 1, 2021, a former dental office manager was sentenced to 12 months in prison for her role in a Medicaid fraud scheme. Indest III, J.D., The office manager for Universal Smiles, a D.C.-based based dental practice was sentenced for her.

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The Health Law Firm Blog

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

By George F. Indest III, J.D., Board Certified by The Florida Bar in Health Law On August 24, 2022, managed healthcare company, Centene Corporation, agreed to pay $19 million to the State of Washington to settle fraud allegations. Centene owns and operates Sunshine State Health Plan, d/b/a Sunshine Health, in Florida. In addition, [.]

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The Health Law Firm Blog

APRIL 18, 2022

Board Certified by The Florida Bar in Health Law On March 13, 2022, a licensed professional counselor (LPC) was sentenced to nearly five years in prison for defrauding the Connecticut Medicaid Program of more than $1.3 Indest III, J.D., million, announced the U.S. Attorney for the U.S. District of Connecticut. [.].

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The Health Law Firm Blog

DECEMBER 31, 2022

Board Certified by The Florida Bar in Health Law On October 1, 2021, a former dental office manager was sentenced to 12 months in prison for her role in a Medicaid fraud scheme. Indest III, J.D., Mahsa Azimirad, was the office manager for Universal Smiles, a D.C.-based based dental practice, according [.].

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MedTrainer

APRIL 13, 2022

Medicare and Medicaid can be confusing, to say the least. Where do… The post Common Medicare and Medicaid Enrollment Mistakes and How to Avoid Them appeared first on MedTrainer.

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Hall Render

JUNE 20, 2022

Is housing health care and should Medicaid pay the rent? States are using Medicaid programs to cover rent, security deposits and furniture per The New York Times. Hall Render blog posts and articles are intended for informational purposes only. AZ is one state that has doubled down on its effort to pay for supportive housing.

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Jane Sarashon

JANUARY 19, 2024

Elevance Health, the health plan organization comprising XXX plans serving 117 million members, launched a program to channel mobile phones and data plans into the hands of some Medicaid plan enrollees, explained in the organization’s press release on the program.

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