Recent Posts in the Medicaid and Medicare Fraud Category

• 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 Healthcare 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 healthcare fraud is ...
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• Medicaid/Medicare Fraud and Dental Practices

  Dec 26, 2014

  

  If you are a dentist or manage dental clinics in Texas, you are very likely aware of the increase in governmental regulation in the form of ...
  Posted By Hendershot Cowart, P.C.
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