60-Day Overpayment Rule Released

Posted on February 11, 2016 in Legal Updates, Retained Overpayments, Reverse False Claims, Statutes and Regulations

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CMS has released its final 60-Day Overpayment Rule, providing clarity to the 2010 Affordable Care Act (“ACA”) amendment to the False Claims Act (“FCA”) that created FCA liability for failure to repay identified overpayment within 60 days. This is a long-awaited rule that provides essential clarity to an amendment that,... Continue Reading →

Tags: CMS, False Claims, False Claims Act, FCA, Retained Overpayments, rule

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DOJ Intervenes in Retained Overpayment Suit

Posted on June 30, 2014 in Government Intervention, Legal Updates, Reverse False Claims

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With the passing of the Affordable Care Act (“ACA”), False Claims Act (“FCA”) observers noted the imminent filing of cases alleging violations of the ACA’s amendments to the FCA or “reverse” false claims. Such claims are per se false claims under the FCA and arise when a government contractor or health... Continue Reading →

Tags: 60-day Rule, ACA, DOJ, Intervention, New York, Retained Overpayments, Reverse False Claims, Second Circuit

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