Recent Posts in the Medicaid and Medicare Fraud Category

• An Undue Burden? The 5 Levels of Medicare’s Standard Appeals Process

  Oct 19, 2020

  

  Fraud, waste, and improper payments are a serious problem within the Medicare network. As a response, the U.S. Congress passed a resolution in 2003, ...
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• Preventing Medicare Overpayments

  Jul 13, 2020

  

  In 2013, the Recovery Audit Contractor (RAC) program collected nearly $3.75 billion in incorrect payments to hospitals and doctors with overpayments ...
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• What is Involved in a Health care Fraud Investigation?

  Jun 20, 2018

  

  It’s no secret that the medical industry is highly regulated and scrutinized. Because health care fraud costs the government and taxpayers billions of ...
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• Navigating the RAC Program - From Prevention to Audit Protection

  Mar 1, 2018

  

  In an effort to identify improper payments made on claims of health care services provided to Medicare beneficiaries, the U.S. Congress passed a ...
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• Preventing a Medicare Recoupment Audit

  Nov 21, 2017

  

  Preventative Counsel from Houston Health Care Lawyers Health care providers serving the Medicare population face considerable threats when their ...
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• Responding to a Civil Investigative Demand: The Do's and Don'ts

  Nov 14, 2017

  

  The False Claims Act, also referred to as the Lincoln Law, is a long-standing federal statue that imposes liability on persons and companies who ...
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• ZPIC Audit Process

  Oct 19, 2017

  

  Health care providers are under tremendous scrutiny for allegations of fraud and abuse in today’s regulatory climate . As a result, they face ...
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• The World of the Over-Regulated Physician: Too Little Time to Treat the Patient

  Feb 23, 2016

  

  Fact: The government can subject your medical practice to an investigation, even though the idea of your having committed health care fraud is ...
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