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Office Of Inspector General Report Focuses On Medicare Administrative Law Judge Appeals Process

Jeffrey D. Grossman, Kristin J. Jones | Stradley Ronon Stevens & Young, LLP

When a health care provider receives notice of claimed overpayments by Medicare from a Recovery Audit Contractor (RAC) or Zone Integrity Program Contractor (ZPIC), the process to challenge such overpayment claims is typically long and arduous. The Level 1 challenge is a request to the Medicare...

HIPAA Enforcement: Is It Finally Here?

Diana M. Giampiccolo | Sills Cummis & Gross P.C.

The federal Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) protects the privacy and security of certain protected health information, or PHI. HIPAA applies to “covered entities” and their “business associates.” “Covered entities” are healthcare...

At The Crossroads Of Health Care Reform, Corporate Restructuring And Employment Litigation

Josefina V. Tranfa-Abboud | Marks Paneth LLP

Structural changes in the economic environment, changes in economic conditions and changes in legislation and regulation affect all organizations, large or small, for-profit or not-for-profit, privately held or publicly traded, albeit in different ways. Such changes typically trigger the...

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Office Of Inspector General Report Focuses On Medicare Administrative Law Judge Appeals Process

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