Aug 2, 2016 | Health Care
On July 7, 2016, the University of Mississippi Medical Center (UMMC) agreed to a $2.75 million settlement with the Office of Civil Rights (OCR) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services for multiple alleged violations of the Health Insurance Portability and...
Jul 7, 2016 | Health Care, Medicare and Medicaid
Contained within the bipartisan budget deal passed by Congress on November 2, 2015, the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Improvements Act of 2015 (the “Improvements Act”) mandates that all federal agencies make inflation-based adjustments to all civil...
Jul 7, 2016 | Health Care, Medicare and Medicaid
In March 2016, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (“CMS”) published a long-awaited final rule pertaining to the 60‐day rule, which requires Medicare providers to report and return Medicare overpayments to the government no later than sixty (60) days after...
Jun 2, 2016 | Health Care, Medicare and Medicaid
In March 2016, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (“CMS”) published a long-awaited final rule pertaining to the 60‐day rule, which requires Medicare providers to report and return Medicare overpayments to the government no later than sixty (60) days after...
May 2, 2016 | Health Care
On April 18, 2016, the Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General (“OIG”) issued an updated version of its Criteria for Implementing Section 1128(b)(7) Exclusion Authority, thereby replacing its 1997 version. By way of background, the OIG...
Apr 25, 2016 | Health Care
In a recent False Claims Act (“FCA”) decision, the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts granted summary judgment in favor of medical device manufacturer DJO, Inc., holding that statements to Medicare regarding the length of time a patient...
