From the monthly archives:

November 2010

Health Care Providers Must Return Overpayments within 60 Days

by Nolan and Auerbach on November 30, 2010

Last year, Congress amended the federal False Claims Act to close a “finders’ keepers” loophole, which had permitted health care providers to keep Medicare and Medicaid overpayments. Earlier this year, as part of the Health Care Reform Legislation, Congress set a 60-day time limit for providers to return these overpayments. Specifically, Section 6402 of the [...]

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Health Care Compliance Officers Are the Frontline Defense to Medicare Fraud

by Nolan and Auerbach on November 17, 2010

Recently, Nolan & Auerbach, P.A. Partner Joseph E. B. “Jeb” White was a guest lecturer during the opening session of the George Washington University Healthcare Corporate Compliance Program. This one-of-a-kind program provides a comprehensive corporate compliance education for current or aspiring corporate compliance officers. For the eighth time, Mr. White was the lone speaker from [...]

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