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A Twenty Year Statute of Limitations?

[03/15/12]

Posted on March 15, 2012 in False Claims Act Defense

Written by: David B. Honig

Last month the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) published proposed rules for reporting of overpayments. These proposed rules, if adopted and strictly interpreted, could effectively create a twenty-year statute of limitations under the False Claims Act. READ MORE

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Medicare Providers and Suppliers Must Begin Enrollment Revalidations

[08/10/11]

Posted on August 10, 2011 in Long-Term Care, Home Health & Hospice

Written by: Bufford, David W.

As of March 2011, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) implemented new screening criteria in the Medicare provider/supplier enrollment process.  Newly enrolling and revalidating providers and suppliers are placed in one of three categories – limited, moderate, or high – each representing the level of risk to the Medicare program for that... READ MORE

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