The 2010 Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (“PPACA”) imposed an obligation upon Medicare providers, including physicians, hospitals, nursing homes and home health agencies, to report and return any overpayments they receive within 60 days of identification of the overpayment.  Failure to do so could result in substantial penalties to the provider under the False

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”) released a final rule concerning Health Insurance Exchanges (“HIE”) on March 12, 2012.  The final rule will be published in the Federal Register on March 27, 2012.  In late March, 2012, the U.S. Supreme Court will hear arguments concerning the constitutionality of the Patient Protection and