Home Health Care

OCTOBER 18, 2022

million in order to resolve allegations that it paid physicians to induce referrals of patients that led to false claims to the Medicare and TRICARE programs. We are committed to pursuing entities and individuals that offer kickbacks and the doctors that solicit or accept them.”.

Tricare 103

Tricare Medicaid Medicare Integration 103

Home Health Care

NOVEMBER 8, 2024

Under fee-for-service (FFS) Medicare, home infusion therapy (HIT) involves the intravenous or subcutaneous admission of drugs or biologicals to an individual at home. The quarterly average of HIT service visits was about 7,500 from 2021 to 2023, according to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).

Tricare 93

Tricare Medicare Nursing Medicaid 93

Home Health Care

APRIL 26, 2023

Coming off an unfavorable final rule for Medicare Advantage (MA) plans, Humana Inc. During the call, Humana CEO Bruce Broussard applauded the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) for adopting a three year phase-in in the risk model changes for the 2024 MA rate notice. “We NYSE: HUM) is still riding high.

Tricare 71

Tricare Medicare Primary Care Medicaid 71

Home Health Care

DECEMBER 20, 2022

If a provider receives funding under the Medicare, Medicaid, TRICARE, Veterans Health Administration or Indian Health Services, they are subject to the federal Anti-Kickback Statute, the Stark Law and the Civil Monetary Penalties Statutes.

Tricare 88

Tricare Law Firms Medicaid Medicare 88

Vie Healthcare

MAY 4, 2023

And as you know, obviously a huge percentage of healthcare spending is funded through Medicare, Medicaid, Tricare, the VA system, and these are all programs that are covered by the False Claims Act. Not one of those people who comes from a family of doctors or anything like that either. All this really affects clinicians.

Healthcare 52

Healthcare Nursing Hospitals Doctors 52

KHN

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

Physicians sometimes sell practices to private equity firms because they promise to take over things like billing, regulatory compliance, and scheduling — allowing doctors to focus on practicing medicine. One doctor admitted prescribing the creams to scores of patients he had never seen, examined, or even spoken to, according to the suit.

Doctors 145

Doctors Tricare Medicaid Medical Services 145

KHN

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

Physicians sometimes sell practices to private equity firms because they promise to take over things like billing, regulatory compliance, and scheduling — allowing doctors to focus on practicing medicine. One doctor admitted prescribing the creams to scores of patients he had never seen, examined, or even spoken to, according to the suit.

Doctors 52

Doctors Tricare Medicaid Medical Services 52