AMARILLO, TX – Under the Affordable Care Act, a person or entity that has received a payment from a Medicare or Medicaid program to which the person or entity is not entitled (i.e., an overpayment) is obligated to refund the overpayment to the

ATLANTA – There is simply no way to avoid a Medicare audit these days. Per data from Medicare, the volume of audits has increased from around 1,200 per week to approximately 15,000 per week.   It has simply become a normal part of doing bu

AMARILLO, TX – The Medicare anti-kickback statute makes it a felony to knowingly and willfully offer, pay, solicit, or receive any remuneration to induce a person or entity to refer an individual for the furnishing or arranging for the furnishi

ELIZABETH, CO – With a Breaking Bad sequel (Better Call Saul theme) my session at Medtrade (scheduled during the Oct 26-29, 2015, show at the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta) will explore various industry benchmarks to allow attendees

ATLANTA – Day one of Medtrade will feature the inaugural Brightree Summit – Tools of the Trade, a 1:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. array of educational tracks with several sessions and hands-on training from which to choose. Tracks for executives, bil

AMARILLO, TX – The Recovery Audit Contractors, or RACs, are Medicare’s bounty hunters. These auditors are paid a contingency fee to identify improperly paid claims. While RACs are paid a contingency fee to identify over and underpayments, sup