Another day, another scathing report from the HHS Office of the Inspector General.
False Claims judge rejects HCR ManorCare
By
James M. Berklan
Nov 05, 2015
A federal court has rejected HCR ManorCare’s claim that alleged overbilling for therapy was an example of clinical disagreements over what constitutes a reasonable level of therapy.
MA ‘honor system’ prone to abuse, report finds
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Dec 22, 2015
A lack of auditing by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has left the Medicare Advantage program open to overbilling and abuse, a new report from the Center for Public Integrity alleged.
Hospitalist company with long-term care presence faces federal charges of upcoding
By
Tim Mullaney
Jun 18, 2014
A hospitalist company that works with thousands of post-acute care facilities is officially facing federal charges that its clinicians routinely overbilled Medicare and Medicaid, authorities announced...
JAMA study ties COVID admissions to preventable deaths, casts doubt on state policies
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Josh Henreckson
Jun 04, 2024
Nursing homes admitting a COVID-positive patient during the peak months of the pandemic was associated with six additional cases and 1.5 additional deaths over the next 15 weeks, according to a study published...
Federal government joins upcoding case against hospitalist company operating in LTC facilities
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Tim Mullaney
Dec 10, 2013
The federal government has intervened in a whistleblower lawsuit alleging that a large hospitalist company systematically overbilled government health programs, the U.S. Department of Justice announced...
TeamHealth acquires IPC Healthcare for $1.6 billion
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Aug 05, 2015
Physician staffing company TeamHealth will acquire post-acute care group IPC Healthcare Inc. for $1.6 billion, the companies announced Tuesday.
ArchCare to pay $3.5M to settle rehab billing complaint
By
John Hall
Mar 03, 2015
A New York nursing home chain agreed Monday to pay $3.5 million to settle government allegations it failed to prevent a rehab subcontractor from overbilling Medicare for therapy.
What a year it was for nursing homes!
By
Liza Berger
Dec 29, 2010
It’s too bad that 2010 should end with a damning report about Medicare overbilling. It’s not exactly the best way for nursing home providers to greet the new year.
Alleged $250 million overbilling charges in hospices disputed , experts say
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Elizabeth Newman
Apr 07, 2016
A recent HHS Office of Inspector General report calling out hospices for billing $250 million inappropriately in 2012 doesn’t tell the whole story, an attorney said this week.