The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) continues to mull over the knotty problem of what it means to identify an overpayment from the government. Healthcare providers do not have the same luxury. Five years ago, the Affordable Care Act required a provider that received an overpayment from the government to report and repay it within 60 days of identifying the … Continue Reading
On February 16, CMS published a proposed rule regarding providers’ obligation to return any overpayments within 60 days of identifying such overpayment. The proposed rule expounds on 60-day repayment obligation, which became effective in 2010 with the passage of PPACA, in ways that may give providers comfort in some areas but that will likely lead to … Continue Reading
