A Brooklyn dentist who alleged that his career was ruined by a New York State Attorney General’s Office Medicaid Fraud Control Unit (MFCU) investigation has won a $7.7 million verdict against two of then-Attorney General Eliot Spitzer’s staff members. According to court papers filed by Dr. Leonard Morse’s attorney, available here, the dentist was pursued […]
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OMIG Releases Annual Report for Calendar Year 2011
Today, the New York State Office of the Medicaid Inspector General (“OMIG”) posted its 2011 Annual Report. We will post a detailed analysis in the coming days. In the meantime, the report may be accessed here.
New York State Allegedly Overbilled $15 Billion for State-Operated Facilities for Developmentally Disabled
On May 17, 2012, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Inspector General (OIG) released a report that found Medicaid overpayments to New York State-operated developmental centers. The OIG concluded that, in 2009, State-operated facilities for the developmentally disabled received $1.7 billion in Medicaid payments in excess of the reported costs of these facilities. […]
Ninth Circuit Court Rules Recovery Audit Contractor’s Decisions to Reopen Medicare Claims For Good Cause Can’t Be Challenged
Two weeks ago the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled in Palomar Medical Center v. Sebelius that a health care provider is not entitled to challenge the determination of a Medicaid Recovery Audit Contractor (“RAC”) to reopen a Medicare claim for reimbursement for good cause. Palomar had provided inpatient rehabilitation services to a patient following […]
When HIPAA Investigations Broaden To Scrutinize Unrelated Business Practices: The Settlement between the State of Minnesota and Accretive Health
Prosecutions involving breaches of protected health information under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (“HIPAA”) are becoming more frequent; we have noted recent civil settlements involving providers in Massachusetts and Alaska, as well as a criminal prosecution in California. The latest prosecution, and resulting settlement, illustrates a new twist: the focus of a data […]
No-Fault Insurance Medical Providers Take Notice: Emergency Rule for No-Fault Insurance Hearings Takes Effect
Providers who care for patients utilizing no-fault insurance should familiarize themselves with an emergency rule promulgated by the Department of Financial Services (“DFS”) that took effect on June 12, 2012. Authorized by Insurance Law § 5109(a) and issued in response to a growing number of law enforcement actions and private lawsuits targeting alleged abuses of […]