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Providers worry about proposed CMS 10-year overpayments review

A proposed rule from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to review Medicare overpayments, dating back to as far as 10 years, could mean undue administrative burdens and costs for

Inadequate training, staff errors lead to Medicare overpayments at Jefferson, other hospitals

Hospitals are chalking up Medicare overpayments to inadequate training and inadvertent errors in three recent audits by the Office of the Inspector General, released last month. For example, Thomas

'Ultra-high' Medicare billing category for nursing homes has been abused for millions of dollars

An "ultra-high" billing category created by Medicare for nursing homes more than 10 years ago has been abused, potentially for billions of dollars annually in overpayments, reports the Washington