Medicare Compliance & Reimbursement
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New Face Atop Troubled OIG As exiting HHS Office of Inspector General chief Janet Rehnquist takes her leave, Health and Human Services Secretary Tommy Thompson has announced a new person to serve as, essentially, the acting head of the agency until a new IG can be appointed. Thompson May 30 said Dara Corrigan will assume the post of acting principal deputy IG. Corrigan is no stranger to health care fraud and abuse investigations: She joins the OIG from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, where she served as director of program integrity, responsible for all Medicare enforcement and integrity activities. "Dara has admirably served HHS and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services," Thompson says. "She will aggressively ensure that the Office of Inspector General continues to protect taxpayers from fraud and abuse." Health and Human Services Secretary Tommy Thompson told the Associated Press June 3 that he won't stay on for a second Bush presidential term. He also said that he's unlikely to challenge Sen. Russ Feingold (D-WI) next year but that at some point he will run for office again.
Thompson Won't Do Second Term
Medicare Compliance & Reimbursement
- Medicare Private Plans:
PPOs WON'T PROLONG MEDICARE SOLVENCY, SAYS CMS
Adding preferred provider organizations to Medicare, as the White House strongly advocates, won't significantly improve [...] - Pharmaceuticals:
Senate Finance Produces Bipartisan Rx Plan
Senate Finance Committee Chair Chuck Grassley (R-IA) and ranking Democrat Max Baucus (DMT) unveiled a [...] - Hospitals:
CMS ISSUES FINAL OUTLIER RULE
Hospitals will have until Oct. 1, 2003, before their most up-to-date cost data is used [...] - Hospitals:
RECRUITMENT PLAN DRAWS FEDS' IRE
Double-Check Your Physician Relocation Programs The controversial intersection between physician recruitment and Stark and anti-kickback [...] - Pharmaceuticals:
PHARMA ENFORCEMENT REACHES A BOIL
Drug Giant Targeted In Criminal Probe The aggressive health care fraud enforcement team at the [...] - Fraud & Abuse:
200 PROVIDERS EXCLUDED PER MONTH
Medicaid rebates were at the center of the biggest health care fraud settlement over the [...] - Business Arrangements:
RADIOLOGIST-HOSPITAL JV CLEARS ANTI-KICKBACK HURDLES
Other Specialties Could Face Trickier Path The fact that radiologists don't typically order the tests [...] - HIPAA:
KNOW WHEN NOT TO SECURE A BUSINESS ASSOCIATE AGREEMENT
Health care providers and plans may not have as many Health Insurance Portability and Accountability [...] - Long-Term Care:
LTCHs SET FOR 2.5 PERCENT RAISE
So Long, Satellite Bed Restrictions Long-term care hospitals won't have to deal with potential restrictions [...] - Hospice:
JCAHO STAYS ON FOR HOSPICE ACCREDITATION
The Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations will serve as a national accrediting organization [...] - Reimbursement :
DSH PITFALLS EMERGE IN OIG SCRUTINY
If you've had your disproportionate share hospital payment calculations challenged for including physician practice plan [...] - People
New Face Atop Troubled OIG As exiting HHS Office of Inspector General chief Janet Rehnquist [...] - Bill Watch
The following bills were introduced in the House: H.R. 2323. A bill to amend to [...] - Register Watch
The end-stage renal disease demonstration program, announced by Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Administrator [...] - PROGRAM MEMO ROUNDUP
Home health agencies in Connecticut and Massachusetts may be in line for a paperwork break [...]
