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CMS Issues the Final Rule on Providers’ Obligation to Report and Return Overpayments

On February 12, 2016, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Service (“CMS”) published a final rule regarding the Affordable Care Act’s requirement that providers report and return overpayments. It has been a long road to this point. Back in 2012, we wrote about CMS’ proposed rule, which introduced quite a bit of uncertainty in the process of investigating overpayments and ultimately reporting and returning those overpayments. After nearly four years, and after considering approximately 200 pieces of commentary from interested parties, CMS has finalized the rule, further outlining provider responsibilities under the Affordable Care Act’s requirement.

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Medicare Enrollment Deadline Looms for Delaware Dentists

Most dentists have never had the need to consider Medicare enrollment, based on the fact that Medicare Part B covers a small amount of dental services (for example, services that are an integral part of a covered procedure and for extractions done in preparation for radiation treatment for neoplastic diseases involving the jaw). But for the many dentists who treat Medicare patients with Part D prescription drug plans, June 1, 2015 marks an important deadline.

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CMS Issues Proposed Revisions to Medicare Regulations and State Survey Agency Guidance with Respect to Same-Sex Spouses

On December 12ththe Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services issued a proposed rule to revise Medicare regulations to afford same-sex spouses equal rights in Medicare and Medicaid participating facilities.  The proposed changes to Medicare conditions of participation (CoPs) for providers, conditions for coverage (CfCs) for suppliers, and requirements for long-term care facilities, follow the U.S. […]

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New Rule Expands Bases on Which Providers Can Be Excluded from Participation in Medicare

On December 3, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (“CMS”) issued a new rule that enhances CMS’s ability to exclude or remove providers from participation in Medicare. According to a press release issued by CMS, the new rule is designed to “prevent physicians and other providers with unpaid debt from re-entering Medicare, remove providers with patterns or practices of abusive billing, and implement other provisions to help save more than $327 million annually.”

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