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Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Audits Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)

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The Trump Administration Implements Aggressive Medicare Advantage Plan Audits

On May 21, 2025, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (“CMS”) announced its intent “to crush[] fraud, waste, and abuse across all federal healthcare programs” through aggressive audits of Medicare Advantage (“MA”)...more

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OIG Audit of MACs Finds Deficiencies

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The 12 regional Medicare Administrative Contractors (MACs) were recently audited by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of Inspector General (OIG). Each of the MAC jurisdictions was found by the OIG to...more

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A Flurry of Healthcare Sector Cybersecurity Regulatory Developments in 2024

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2024 was a record year for cyberattacks in the healthcare sector. According to the Breach Portal maintained by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”) Office of Civil Rights (“OCR”), to date this year, there...more

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Fast Five: Important Law and Policy Updates for US Health Care Transactions

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With the end of the first quarter of 2024, we highlight five developments, changes, or challenges that health systems, hospitals, nursing homes, clinics, physician practices, health insurers, and other health care providers,...more

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Addressing Cybersecurity Expectations in Healthcare

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2024 is shaping up to be a very active year for regulatory and enforcement developments in the healthcare industry – developments that concern not just hospitals and nursing facilities, but many non-healthcare companies as...more

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CMS Auditing Companies for Sunshine Compliance: Are You Ready?

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As the Sunshine Act reporting deadline of March 31, 2024 draws near, medical device and pharmaceutical companies are gearing up for their Sunshine Act reporting. Are you prepared for a Sunshine Act audit? Reporting...more

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OIG to Audit CMS Oversight of Nursing Home Surveys by Third-Party Contractors

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The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of Inspector General (OIG), a top federal watchdog tasked with overseeing Medicare, Medicaid and other HHS programs, recently announced that it will audit the...more

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HHS OIG to Review CMS Citations

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Summary - The Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General (HHS OIG) has announced its intention to comprehensively review nursing home citations issued by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid...more

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The ABCs of Medicare and Medicaid Claims Audits: Responding to Audits and Potential Consequences from Negative Audits

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As addressed in the first installment of this three-part series, healthcare providers face potential audits from an increasing number of Medicare and Medicaid contractors. Failing to respond properly can lead to significant...more

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New CMS Rule Requires Extrapolation of Medicare Advantage RADV Audit Findings

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The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) published its final rule regarding the Medicare Advantage (MA) Risk Adjustment Data Validation (RADV) program in early February 2023. Among other matters, the final rule...more

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Holland & Knight Health Dose: January 31, 2023

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Holland & Knight Health Dose is an in-depth weekly dose of legislative and regulatory insights to keep stakeholders abreast of happenings in Washington, D.C., impacting the health sector.  This week's topics include:...more

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CMS Issues Long-Awaiting Medicare Advantage RADV Final Rule

On January 30, 2023, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (“CMS”) released the long-delayed final rule on risk adjustment data validation (“RADV”) audits of Medicare Advantage (“MA”) organizations (the “Final...more

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UPIC Report Card: The OIG’s Evaluation of the UPICs Provides Insight Into the Future of Hospice Audits

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The Department of Health and Human Services Office of the Inspector General (OIG) recently released a report detailing its evaluation of CMS’s primary fraud, abuse and waste investigators—the Unified Program Integrity...more

Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA)

[Virtual Event] 2022 Research Conference - October 6th, 8:25 am - 4:30 pm CDT

Stay on top of the latest in research compliance - Do you want to learn: - Current best practices for building and maintaining a  research compliance work plan? - How to better shift your program’s research focus in...more

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5 Key Healthcare Audit Defense Strategies

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Nearly all healthcare providers will face an audit (if not multiple audits) during their careers. Federal agencies such as the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) routinely audit healthcare providers for...more

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Medicare Advantage: OIG Report Finds Improper Denials

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On April 27,2022, the Office of Inspector General of the Department of Health and Human Services (OIG), Office of Evaluations and Inspections, issued a report on the performance of Medicare Advantage Organizations (MAOs) in...more

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Report on Medicare Compliance Volume 31, Number 18. News Briefs: May 2022

Report on Medicare Compliance 31 no. 18 (May 16, 2022) - In a new report, the HHS Office of Inspector General (OIG) said 25% of Medicare beneficiaries experienced patient harm (adverse events and temporary harm events)...more

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Is The Future Of Telehealth In OIG’s Hands?

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Telehealth services may be at a crossroads. While the COVID-19 pandemic brought about widespread adoption of telehealth services, the Department of Justice and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of...more

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D.C. District Court Upholds HHS’s Audits of Hospitals’ Worksheet S-10 and Resulting Adjustments When Determining Medicare DSH...

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On August 30, 2021, the United States District Court for the District of Columbia ruled in favor of HHS and dismissed claims related to improper audits that resulted in adjustments to plaintiff hospitals’ Worksheet S-10 that...more

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Federal Authorities Place Cardiovascular Stress Testing Under the Microscope

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Cardiovascular stress testing to diagnose patients with coronary artery disease (CAD) and other related types of conditions can be a highly-effective tool in many cases. In fact, many cardiologists routinely recommend stress...more

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Seven Points to be Aware of for Durable Medical Equipment Company Compliance

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Durable medical equipment (DME) is particularly important for many Medicare beneficiaries. However, companies that manufacture and sell DME need to be careful because there are strict federal regulations outlining almost...more

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Healthcare & Life Sciences: Drug Pricing Digest - June 2021

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Biden Releases Federal Budget Proposal for 2022: On May 28, 2021, President Biden released the proposed budget for fiscal year 2022, which would increase health spending by 23%. The proposal urges Congress to enact drug...more

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OIG Releases Semiannual Report to Congress

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On May 28, 2021, OIG released its Semiannual Report to Congress (the Report). The Report describes OIG’s work during the 6-month semiannual reporting period of October 1, 2020, through March 31, 2021 (the Semiannual Reporting...more

Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA)

Report on Medicare Compliance Volume 30, Number 17. News Briefs: May 2021

Report on Medicare Compliance 30, no. 17 (May 3, 2021) - In a new provider compliance audit, the HHS Office of Inspector General (OIG) said Visiting Nurse Association of Maryland (VNA) received overpayments of $2.1...more

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Report on Medicare Compliance Volume 29, Number 43. News Briefs: December 2020

Report on Medicare Compliance 29, no. 43 (December 7, 2020) - In a new provider compliance audit, the HHS Office of Inspector General (OIG) said The Palace at Home, a for-profit home health care agency (HHA) in Miami,...more

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