On February 11, 2016, CMS released the much anticipated final rule on the so-called “60-day rule.” The long road to the final rule began when the Affordable Care Act (ACA) established the 60-day deadline for returning Medicare and Medicaid overpayments. The clock started running from the time an overpayment …
Court Adopts Tough Interpretation of 60-Day Repayment Rule
August 4, 2015 Leave a Comment
New York’s Mt. Sinai Hospitals can’t seem to catch a break in its long-running battle with whistleblower Bob Kane. First, the government joined the case and wanted not just the $1,000,000 in Medicaid overpayments, but an additional $13,000,000. Why $13,000,000? Well, $1,000,000 trebled is $3,000,000; the …