Posts Tagged ‘Medicaid exclusion’
Home Health Agency Settles Allegations Relating to Excluded Provider
A Connecticut home healthcare company and its owner have agreed to pay a little more than $28,000 to settle allegations that they improperly employed a physical therapist who had been excluded from all federal healthcare programs. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General (OIG) has the authority to exclude individuals…
Read MoreNew Exclusion Rules to Take Effect Next Month
Earlier this month, the Health and Human Services Office of the Inspector General (HHS-OIG) finalized its long-awaited rules on civil monetary penalties that could make it easier for providers to be excluded from participating in the Medicare and Medicaid programs. The final rule, which was published in the Federal Register on January 12, was first…
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