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Monthly Archives: September 2011
Court Challenges to ACA, IOM Essential Benefits Report
Court Challenge to Affordable Care Act Moves Forward —The Obama Administration has decided not to ask the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals in Atlanta to hear a case questioning the constitutionality of the Affordable Care Act. Earlier this year, a three member panel … Continue reading
Posted in Orthotics and Prosthetics, Patient, Regulatory
Tagged congress, essential benefits, orthotics, prosthetics
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HHS Releases Medicaid RAC Final Rule
The Department of Health and Human Services on Wednesday released a final rule implementing Section 6411 of the Patient Protection Affordable Care Act that calls for states to create and maintain a relationship with a “Recovery Audit Contractor” to identify improper payments and … Continue reading
Posted in Manufacturer, Orthotics and Prosthetics, Prosthetist, Regulatory
Tagged audit, medicaid, opga, orthotics, point, prosthetics, RAC
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HHS OIG Report Cites CMS Failure on Surety Bonds
The Department of Health and Human Services Office of the Inspector General has released a report detailing the failings of CMS on the use of surety bonds to recover overpayments made to fraudulent providers under the Medicare Part B program. … Continue reading
Posted in Orthotics and Prosthetics, Prosthetist, Regulatory
Tagged hhs, OIG, opga, orthotics, prosthetics, surety bonds
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Medical Device Excise Tax To Eliminate 43,000 Jobs, Report Claims
Medical Device Excise Tax Could Kill 11% of US Med-tech Jobs, Report Claims — Medical device lobby organization AdvaMed recently released a study claiming that the medical device excise tax, slated to go into effect in 2013 as part of … Continue reading
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