The CMS Proposed Rule to update the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule for Calendar Year 2021, published in the Federal Register on August 17, 2020 (85 Fed. Reg. 50074), proposes several updates to Medicare payment regulations...more
The OIG added five new items to its Work Plan in the October 2018 update: (1) childcare provider compliance with criminal background check requirements; (2) early results from Opioid State Targeted Response Grants; (3)...more
10/29/2018
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Child Care ,
Criminal Background Checks ,
Federal Grants ,
Foster Children ,
Health Care Providers ,
MCOs ,
Medicaid ,
Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization (MACRA) ,
Medicare Beneficiaries ,
OIG ,
Opioid ,
Prisoners ,
Regulatory Oversight ,
SAMHSA ,
Work Plans
A group of six government-operated fire departments has received a green light from the Office of Inspector General (OIG) to enter into a mutual aid agreement to provide backup emergency ambulance services and to bill for...more
8/31/2018
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Ambulance Providers ,
Anti-Kickback Statute ,
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) ,
Civil Monetary Penalty ,
Cost-Sharing ,
Fire Departments ,
Fraud and Abuse ,
Medicaid ,
Medicare ,
OIG ,
Remuneration ,
Safe Harbors ,
Waivers
A clinical laboratory has received a green light from CMS to offer pop-up notifications alerting physicians of various potential issues (Laboratory Alerts) through its web-based portal for ordering and reporting results of...more
10/23/2017
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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) ,
Clinical Laboratories ,
Clinical Laboratory Testing ,
Health Care Providers ,
OIG ,
Physician Compensation Arrangements ,
Physicians ,
Portal ,
Remuneration ,
Risk Alert ,
Self-Referral ,
Stark Law