Health Law Daily Wrap Up, Strategic Perspectives: HHS Takes Steps to Reduce the Claims Appeals Backlog—Are They Effective? - McDermott Will & Emery

Health Law Daily Wrap Up, Strategic Perspectives: HHS Takes Steps to Reduce the Claims Appeals Backlog—Are They Effective?

Overview


Nick Alarif said that the one factor for the OMHA backlog is that the demographic shift in the U.S. population has had an effect on the volume of Medicare beneficiaries and, thus, on the number of Medicare claims appealed.