On January 12, 2017, the Office of Inspector General (OIG) of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) issued final rules implementing permissive exclusion authorities authorized by the Affordable Care Act expanding exclusion authority under Section 1128 of the Social Security Act. The changes were first proposed on May 9, 2014 at 79 Federal … Continue Reading
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has finalized the 60-day overpayment rule. I have attached the article I prepared for ACMS Legal Bulletin here.… Continue Reading