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CMS 'complex reviews' on the way by August/September
So, everyone's been bracing themselves for full-bore audits by Recovery Audit Contractors--but soon the anticipation will end. CMS has already begun automated reviews of claims to detect simple,... Read more...
HHS: 60 percent of DME companies banned by Medicare may keep billing
The HHS' Inspector General's office has released a report on a small study of durable medical equipment companies whose Medicare billing privileges had been revoked, and the news is not good. As... Read more...
DoJ joins whistleblower suit against McKesson
The U.S. Department of Justice has joined in on a whistleblower suit against McKesson Corp. and nursing home operator Golden Living filed by a Mississippi durable medical equipment supplier. The suit... Read more...
GAO finds gaps in equpment-supplier oversight
A series of tests conducted on behalf of the Government Accountability Office has found significant weaknesses in CMS's medical-equipment supplier screening process. In a new report, the agency... Read more...
Senate bill filed to block DME competitive-bidding program
Senate leaders have joined colleagues in the the House in sponsoring a bill which would delay a Medicare program calling for competitive billing on durable medical equipment. As things stand, the... Read more...
Groups file lawsuits challenging Medicare DME demo project
Groups opposed to CMS's controversial Medicare program requiring competitive bidding for durable medical equipment, prosthetics, orthotics and supplies have filed lawsuits to try and stop the program... Read more...
DME firms storm the Hill to protest CMS contracting program
Durable medical equipment suppliers got their chance this week to tell Congress directly that they're not happy with Medicare's competitive bidding program. The suppliers addressed a meeting of the... Read more...
