It Took CMS Four Years to Finalize Its 60-Day Overpayment Rule. Here’s How the Industry Is Reacting

Tony Maida said the final CMS rule for reporting and refunding Medicare overpayments “would not enable an ostrich defense – where a provider sticks its head in the sand and never looks to see if they have any overpayments or have actual knowledge of it.” Mr. Maida added, “The threshold obligation of the statute is not dependent on having actual knowledge or not, it’s if you received an overpayment you have to report and return it.” Read the full article.