AMARILLO, TX – Historically, DME suppliers have billed CMS directly. This is known as “Medicare fee-for-service” (or “Medicare FFS”). Also, historically, suppliers have taken care of state Medicaid patients and have billed state Medicai

AMARILLO, TX – There are a number of federal anti-fraud laws that DME suppliers need to be aware of. Two of the most important federal laws are the anti-kickback statute (“AKS”) and the physician self-referral statute (“Stark”). The AKS

AMARILLO, TX – Historically, health care in the United States has been based on fee-for-service (FFS). That is, third party payors (TPPs) pay a physician, hospital or other provider for the service rendered…regardless of the outcome. A by

AMARILLO, TX – Historically, health care in the United States has been based on fee-for-service (FFS). That is, third party payors (TPPs) pay a physician, hospital or other provider for the service rendered…regardless of the outcome. A by

AMARILLO, TX – Historically, health care in the United States has been based on fee-for-service (“FFS”). That is, third party payors (“TPPs”) pay a physician, hospital or other provider for the service rendered…regardless of the o

WASHINGTON, DC – Late last year, CMS published the 2020 Medicare Fee-For-Service Supplemental Improper Payment Data. This is an annual report published by CMS’ Comprehensive Error Rate Testing (CERT) program that is intended to measure the im