On June 2, 2025, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Office of Inspector General (OIG) published its Semiannual Report to Congress. This report covers the period from October 1, 2024, through March 31, 2025,...more
As discussed in last week’s Regs & Eggs blog post, the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) recently released additional budget documents to support the department’s fiscal year (FY) 2026 discretionary request....more
In August 2023, the Office of Inspector General for the Department of Health and Human Services (OIG) announced a new strategic plan to investigate the life cycle of Medicare Advantage and Medicaid managed care contracts from...more
Hear about the latest in research compliance - Do you want to learn… - How to prepare for upcoming changes in Medicaid? - Ways to build and maintain a better research compliance work plan for your program? - How...more
CMS recently finalized the most significant changes to enrollment since the 2006 enrollment rules were initially adopted. Overview of the New Rule - In its "Program Integrity Enhancements to the Provider Enrollment...more
This week, I am running a special five-part podcast series, Monitoring in Healthcare. In it, I take a deep dive into healthcare monitoring and how the pro-active use of a healthcare monitor can positively impact all...more
On January 29, 2017, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced a temporary moratorium on enrolling Part B non-emergency ambulance providers/suppliers and home health agencies, subunits and branch...more
While President Donald Trump made repeal of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) a centerpiece of his 2016 presidential campaign, he offered few details about how he would replace it or address other health care issues. More...more
On July 29, 2016, CMS announced that it is lifting a temporary moratorium on Medicare Part B, Medicaid, and Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) emergency ambulance suppliers, but extending and expanding similar...more