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FL system settles federal claim over MD overpayments
Baptist Health South Florida has agreed to pay the federal government $7.75 million to settle allegations that it paid an oncology group excessive compensation to generate referrals for two of its Read more...
SPOTLIGHT: New rules would limit Medicare marketing
Federal regulators have proposed new rules that would set limits on the marketing of private Medicare health plans. The rules would ban unsolicited sales visits and phone calls to beneficiaries, Read more...
SPOTLIGHT: New NPI deadline descending on providers
Hey, providers, are you ready to use your National Provider Identifier when filing claims with Medicare? Well, you'd better be, according to CMS. The agency intended to begin a crackdown last year, Read more...
OIG: Duke overstated Medicare wage data
A new report from the HHS office of the inspector general has concluded the Duke University Hospital overstated wage data by $9.3 million in its 2006 Medicare cost report. This data doesn't affect 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...
ALSO NOTED: Group pushing for Medicare e-prescribing requirement; Merck cutting sales force; and much more...
> If this coalition has its way, Medicare reforms will include a requirement that physicians use e-prescribing technology. Read more...
MO system to pay $60M to settle Medicare fraud charges
A Missouri-based health system has agreed to pay $60 million to settle a federal investigation into alleged Medicare fraud and other violations of federal law. Under the terms of the settlement, Read more...
CMS wants to cut skilled-nursing spending
CMS says it is proposing to cut about $770 million in overall payments to skilled-nursing facilities in fiscal 2009, though it also plans to help the industry with an inflationary update to absorb Read more...
SPOTLIGHT: House plans several healthcare hearings
It should be an interesting summer for the healthcare industry, with Congress taking a closer look at Medicare Advantage plans, nursing home ownership structures, Department of Justice enforcement Read more...
Report: Antifraud compliance getting tougher for hospitals
A new report from the Deloitte Forensic Center argues that it's getting increasingly difficult for hospitals to comply with state and federal anti-fraud rules given the surge in new anti-fraud Read more...
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