Compliance & Legal
Nationwide policy of 12-month continuous eligibility would allow these programs to operate more like private coverage and Medicare, letter says.
Proposed regulation violates a federal law that prohibits giving public benefits to illegal immigrants, complaint says.
Chairman and CEO Ralph de la Torre has been subpoenaed to appear before a Senate subcommittee.
CMS finalized the update to the IRF PPS payment rates by 3%, based on the final IRF market basket update of 3.5%.
There will be a net increase of 4.2%, or approximately $1.4 billion, in Medicare Part A payments to SNFs next year.
The legislation would introduce new safeguards and close tax loopholes that benefit real estate investment trusts.
The plaintiffs claim that Change failed to implement cybersecurity safeguards such as multifactor authentication.
DaVita allegedly paid kickbacks to induce referrals to DaVita Rx, a former subsidiary that provided pharmacy services for dialysis patients.
John Oxendine was sentenced for conspiracy to commit healthcare fraud in connection with unnecessary lab testing.
The defendants allegedly caused the hospital to pay vendors for goods and services they knew had not been provided.