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NewsCMS inaction leaves system holes for fraud, abuse
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has been slow to respond to contractor-identified weaknesses in the system that allow for fraud, waste and abuse, according to a report by the Read more...
CMS struggles to monitor Medicare contractors due to inaccurate data
Medicare contractors monitor hospitals and other healthcare organizations for fraud, but who monitors the contractors? The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) does but ineffectively, Read more...
Senate raises concern over possible Medicare contractor conflicts
Three Senate committee chairmen asked the Department of Health and Human Services Inspector General on Tuesday to look into potential conflicts of interest among private sector contractors that Read more...
Grassley leery of CMS contractor conflicts of interest
Sen. Charles Grassley (R-Iowa) is back to pounding on Medicare's door for answers. Last Friday, he shot off another letter to CMS Administrator Dr. Donald Berwick, focusing on possible conflicts of Read more...
House Dems request RAC program audit
Citing problems with its implementation--a fancy way of saying that many providers feel they've been unfairly hassled or even ripped off--two House leaders have asked the Government Accountability Read more...
| Press ReleasesHealthcare Billing & Management Association Presents Recommendations to CMS and Congressional MembersAdvocacy Efforts in Baltimore and Washington, D.C. Focus on Addressing Regulatory Issues facing the Business of Medical Billing LAGUNA BEACH, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- The Healthcare Billing & Read more >> CMS to Acknowledge LifeWatch’s Ambulatory Cardiac Telemetry (ACT) Service for Its Value and Proven Contribution to the U.SNEUHAUSEN AM RHEINFALL, Switzerland & CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- LifeWatch AG (SIX Swiss Exchange: LIFE), the leading provider of wireless telemedicine, is today providing further information on Read more >> |
