There are many benefits to communicating to your cohorts in neighboring states, and not the least of it may be knowing when a provider is kicked out of Medicaid.
Medicaid overbilling allegations were ‘inaccurate’ and ‘misleading,’ Signature...
By
Tim Mullaney
Jul 09, 2014
Authorities have asserted that Signature HealthCARE billed Medicaid for $2 million in unapproved costs, but this was an oversimplification that presented the company in an unfair light, the large long-term...
Hospitalist company with long-term care presence faces federal charges of upcoding
By
Tim Mullaney
Jun 18, 2014
A hospitalist company that works with thousands of post-acute care facilities is officially facing federal charges that its clinicians routinely overbilled Medicare and Medicaid, authorities announced...
Ensign settles with DOJ
By
Elizabeth Newman
Apr 23, 2013
The Ensign Group announced a settlement with the Department of Justice on Monday in which it will pay $48 million. The case has been pending since 2006, when the company was accused of overbilling.
When LTC leaders delegate accountability
By
John O'Connor
Nov 19, 2012
What happens when delegation without accountability takes place? We saw a good example last week, when the Office of Inspector General released a damning report about excessive Medicare charges from nursing...