Enforcement activity by the Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) showed no signs of slowing throughout 2018 and has already picked up speed in 2019. More recent and significant actions...more
4/25/2019
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Recent opinions by the Fifth Circuit, the Northern and Southern Districts of Texas, and the District of South Carolina offer hope to providers seeking relief from substantial monetary recoupments during the Medicare appeals...more
9/28/2018
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