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Receiving Medicaid Benefits for Surgery doesn’t Prevent Workers’ Compensation Claim
Receiving Medicaid Benefits for Surgery doesn’t Prevent Workers’ Compensation Claim

Boise, ID (WorkersCompensation.com) -- If someone receives Medicaid benefits to pay for surgery, does that rule out a case for workers' compensation benefits. Not according to Idaho's top court in Thompson v. Burley Inn, Inc., […]
OIG Announces $3.44 Billion in Expected Recoveries from Audits, Investigations 
OIG Announces $3.44 Billion in Expected Recoveries from Audits, Investigations 

Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) – Earlier this week, the OIG released their Semiannual Report to Congress detailing their audit findings for reporting period April 1 through September this year, which included activity from October 2022 through […]
CMS Announces $31.2 Billion in Improper 2023 Payments
CMS Announces $31.2 Billion in Improper 2023 Payments

Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) – Earlier this month, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released their findings of Fee-for-Service claims audits conducted this year.  Last year, CMS estimated that the rate of improper payments […]
CMS Final Rule Reduces Physician Reimbursement Again 
CMS Final Rule Reduces Physician Reimbursement Again 

Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) – Despite strong complaints from the American Medical Association (AMA) about a 26 percent decrease in physician reimbursement from 2001 to 2023, it appears those complaints have fallen on deaf ears.  On […]
OIG Audit Report Finds $888.2 Million in Overpayments for Genetic Testing Code
OIG Audit Report Finds $888.2 Million in Overpayments for Genetic Testing Code

Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) – Let’s face it, medical billing is complicated! The regulations and payer rules change on a daily basis, and the volume of information reviewed and regulated is astounding, with incorrect claims easily […]
Study Finds Disparities in Patients Having Knee Replacement in ASCs
Study Finds Disparities in Patients Having Knee Replacement in ASCs

Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) – In 2018, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) removed Total Knee Arthroplasty (TKA) procedures, also known as total knee replacement, from the Inpatient Only List, allowing the procedures to […]
OIG Recovers More Than $200.1 Million In Oversight Efforts
OIG Recovers More Than $200.1 Million In Oversight Efforts

Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) – The Office Of Inspector General (OIG) has been quite busy this past year, according their most recent HHS-OIG Semiannual Report to Congress. Accountable to Congress, the OIG is comprised of several […]
Recent OIG Audit Finds CMS Did Not Detect Cyber Threats
Recent OIG Audit Finds CMS Did Not Detect Cyber Threats

Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) – According to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services breach portal, there have already been 26 reports of healthcare data breaches reported so far this month. Of those, 18 cases […]