Tag archives: Medicare overpayments

Government panelists speak on Medicare overpayments final rule

By on April 1, 2016 Posted in News from DC, Regulatory

At the DC Bar program “The Medicare Overpayments Final Rule: Government Perspectives and Compliance Considerations” (Mar. 29, 2016), a panel of speakers from the OIG, CMS, and private practice discussed perspectives on the final rule’s guidance about the return of identified Medicare Part A and B overpayments within 60 days, implications of the final rule … Continue reading

CMS issues anticipated Medicare overpayments final rule; relaxes initial proposals

By Thomas Dowdell (US), Carol Poindexter (US) and Mark Faccenda (US) on February 12, 2016 Posted in Regulatory

On February 11, 2016, CMS issued a final rule clarifying the requirement of § 1128J(d) of the Social Security Act (created by § 6402(d) of the Affordable Care Act) that health care providers must report and return overpayments within 60 days of the date when they have identified the overpayment or the date any applicable … Continue reading