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The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) and the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 (HCERA) provide the federal government with new tools and funding to prevent, root out and punish fraud and abuse by providers and suppliers. Read Jeremy Miller’s entire article here: “Fraud Busters,” Los…
Physicians were facing daunting challenges before the passage last March of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: declining reimbursement, rising overhead, increasingly burdensome government regulation, and a severe recession. Health care “reform” will likely only exacerbate these pressures. As a result, many physicians are in a state of high…
Providers of advanced diagnostic imaging services, such as magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), computed tomography (CT) and positron emission tomography (PET), need to be aware of two important developments. One is the disclosure notice to comply with the Stark Law; the other is the deadline to become accredited in order to…
The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (P.L. 111-148) and the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 (P.L. 111-152), which became law in late March 2010; contain a number of provisions that will affect employers in the short and long term. Three areas of great interest (and concern)…
National Health Care Reform — Key Provisions for Providers The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) and the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 (collectively, the “Health Care Reform Law”) are now the law of the land. The controversial legislation, the most important for the health care…
National Health Care Reform The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (“PPACA”) and the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 are now the law of the land. While many of the provisions of this landmark legislation will be implemented over the next few years, there are several aspects…
Applying for a Medicare provider number can be a daunting process. Medicare has very strict rules which, if not followed, can cause the issuance of your number to be delayed or even denied and prevent you from billing and collecting for the services you render to your Medicare patients. To…
Noteworthy speeches in 2010: On December 11, 2010, Jeremy Miller spoke on Stark and Fraud and Abuse Compliance for the NORCAP 2010 Educational Forum in San Francisco, California. On October 20, 2010, Jeremy Miller spoke on health reform for the Inland Empire Chapter of the California Society of CPAs. On…