In this election season, both presidential candidates offer plans to deal with the rising cost of providing health care services, the President’s “Obamacare” by increasing the number of insured individuals through Health Insurance Exchanges, and reducing costs for a continuum of services through Accountable Care Organizations; and Governor Romney by a consumer-driven approach through Medicare vouchers, tax credits, and Health
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OMIG to Withhold Payments for “Credible Allegations of Fraud”
The New York State Office of the Medicaid Inspector General (“OMIG”) recently finalized regulatory changes to New York State law which relate to the withholding of payments to Medicaid providers when there is a “credible allegation of fraud.” A credible allegation of fraud is defined as an “allegation that has indicia of reliability and has been verified by the [OMIG]
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New York State Medicaid Providers To Be Reviewed By CMS
Health care providers in New York that participate in Medicaid may be included in the latest cycle of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Payment Error Rate Measurement Program (“PERM”). PERM was developed in response to the Improper Payment Information Act, which requires that Federal agencies review programs that are prone to erroneous payments on an annual basis. The
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