CMS gives healthcare 6 years to repay Medicare overpayments in final rule

http://www.healthcarefinancenews.com/news/cms-gives-healthcare-6-years-repay-medicare-overpayments-final-rule?mkt_tok=3RkMMJWWfF9wsRonua3JcO%2FhmjTEU5z16ukvX6%2B%2Fh4kz2EFye%2BLIHETpodcMTcFgN7zYDBceEJhqyQJxPr3MLtINwNlqRhPrCg%3D%3D

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. (Wikipedia)

The proposed rule mandating providers be on the hook for overpayments going back 10 years faced still opposition.

DOJ reaches $250M settlement with 457 hospitals to resolve Medicare billing dispute

http://www.healthcaredive.com/news/doj-reaches-250m-settlement-with-457-hospitals-to-resolve-medicare-billing/408340/

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Trinity HomeCare settlements offer a glimpse of future FCA litigation

http://www.healthlawpolicymatters.com/2015/07/15/trinity-homecare-settlement-five-false-claims-trends/

Medical History

http://www.fiercehealthpayer.com/antifraud/story/trinity-homecare-settlements-offer-glimpse-future-fca-litigation/2015-07-20?utm_medium=nl&utm_source=internal

Hospitals, ambulance companies share fraud liability burden

http://www.fiercehealthpayer.com/antifraud/story/hospitals-ambulance-companies-share-fraud-liability-burden/2015-05-26?utm_medium=nl&utm_source=internal

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As federal prosecutors focus on non-emergency transportation services, hospitals could be targeted for increased “throughput”

False Claims violation costs Adventist Health $5.4M

http://www.healthcaredive.com/news/false-claims-violation-costs-adventist-health-54m/378291/?utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_term=Healthcare%20Dive&utm_campaign=Issue%3A%202015-03-24%20Healthcare%20Dive

How A Law From The Civil War Fights Modern-Day Fraud

http://www.npr.org/blogs/money/2014/10/01/352819369/how-a-law-from-the-civil-war-fights-modern-day-fraud

Union soldiers found that gunpowder was sometimes mixed with sawdust.

5 Key False Claims, Stark & Anti-Kickback Concepts for Hospitals’ Senior Leaders

5 Key False Claims, Stark & Anti-Kickback Concepts for Hospitals’ Senior Leaders