CMS Today
issued a proposed rule that would increase rewards paid to Medicare
beneficiaries and others whose tips about suspected fraud lead to the recovery
of funds. In addition, the rule would allow the agency to deny Medicare
enrollment to providers affiliated with any entity that has unpaid Medicare
debt; deny enrollment or revoke billing privileges of a provider or supplier if
a managing employee has been convicted of certain felony offenses; and revoke
billing privileges for providers and suppliers who “have a pattern or practice
of billing for services that do not meet Medicare requirements” CMS said.
The proposed
rule will be published in the April 29 Federal Register with comments accepted
for 60 days. In addition, the Department of Health and Human Services’
Administration for Community Living this month announced up to $7.3 million in
funding to expand Senior Medicare Patrol activities. Each of the current 54 SMP
projects is eligible for varying funding levels, up to a total of $7.3 million
across the program, CMS said. See the proposed rule at http://tinyurl.com/ajj7c75
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