CMS touts blocking $1.6B in potentially fraudulent Medicare payments
CMS said its enforcement efforts have resulted in blocking more than $1.6 billion in possibly improper Medicare lab payments throughout President Trump’s administration. An Aug. 28 CMS news release said these enforcement actions included savings of $732 million from 157 providers with revoked Medicare privileges, and a CMS investigation of 600 labs that resulted in 185 payment […] The post CMS touts blocking $1.6B in potentially fraudulent Medicare payments appeared first on Becker's Payer Is...
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[DRAFT — verify before any external use] Becker's Payer Issues reports on policy / regulatory changes: CMS said its enforcement efforts have resulted in blocking more than $1.6 billion in possibly improper Medicare lab payments throughout President Trump’s administration. An Aug. 28 CMS news release said these enforcement…
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