Health Policy and Economics

Medicare Overpayment Demands and Risk

Medicare overpayment demands can expose weak controls, strain cash flow, and invite scrutiny. Providers need a disciplined response before recoupment begins....
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Hospice

Hospice Alert: Regulatory Changes Likely, Soon

In a series of news stories starting with a piece in the New Yorker published last November, hospices, particularly for-profit hospices in certain states, are being called-out for fraudulent activity. The New Yorker article headline…

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Health Policy and Economics

Friday Feature: MedPAC, Single Payment, and the IMPACT Act

The Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) via a report submitted to Congress on Thursday (yesterday) indicated that a single post-acute payment under Medicare is feasible but extensive policy procedural changes would be required to make…

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Health Policy and Economics

Blast from the Past – Duties of Boards: An OIG Perspective

There are nearly 300 articles/posts on this site and from time to time, I’m going to repost an “oldie but a goodie” that is as applicable now as it was when I originally wrote it….

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Wednesday Feature: Father’s Day and Sunday Dinner

This Sunday (upcoming) is Father’s Day. Father’s Day, like Mother’s Day, is a day singled-out on the calendar to celebrate the paternal role within the family – dad or father. By spending and activity however,…

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Policy and Politics - Federal

OIG Initiatives for SNFs

On the heels of a report released in January of this year, the Office of Inspector General for the Department of Health and Human Services has created a series of regulatory reviews/quality initiatives for SNFs….

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Assisted Living

Owner’s Rep – What It Is, When and How to Use One

Healthcare has a great deal of complexity in terms of care delivery and clinical needs. Today, and going forward, equal complexity exists on the business and operations front. Large provider organizations and systems are likely…

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