Over 93% of all doctors accept Medicare, meaning that most physicians have some contact with the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (“CMS”). Like private health insurers, CMS has multiple tools at its disposal to audit providers and... Read More
COVID-19 is producing mixed results for health insurance companies and their bottom line. Amongst the worst performers in 2020 is Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey (“Horizon”). According to a recent report by Modern Healthcare,... Read More
Since 1992, every podiatrist in the United States has been subject to the Americans with Disability Act (ADA) in two ways as they must comply with the federal law as both an employer and as a medical provider. Frier Levitt Podiatrist-Attorney... Read More
In this recent issue of Podiatry Management, Podiatrist Attorney Lawrence Kobak, DPM, JD discusses more bizarre podiatric legal cases. The cases include committing fraud, inaccurately filling out official documents, inappropriate behavior with a... Read More
Frier Levitt’s Co-Chair of Healthcare John E. Morrone, Esq. recently contributed to a Hospital Peer Review article titled “Assess Quality and Compliance as Telehealth Use Expands”. In the article, he discusses the quality standards, metrics... Read More
Frier Levitt Co-Founding Partner Daniel B. Frier recently summarized a variety of ways in which providers can become ensnarled in fraudulent schemes disguised as legitimate business models. Since the publication of that article, a significant... Read More
The Office for Civil Rights (“OCR”) announced today that the City of New Haven, Connecticut (“City”), which operates a public health clinic, has agreed to pay $202,400 and enter a corrective action plan to settle allegations of a potential... Read More
On Wednesday, October 28, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (“CISA”) and the FBI announced an “increased and imminent cybercrime threat to U.S. hospitals and healthcare providers.” Preliminary news reports have identified... Read More
Today, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced that Aetna Life Insurance Company and its affiliated covered entity (Aetna) has agreed to pay $1,000,000.00 to the HHS Office for Civil Rights (OCR) to settle potential... Read More
On September 30, 2020, the Department of Justice (“DOJ”) announced a nationwide healthcare fraud and opioid takedown resulting in charges against more than 100 physicians for over $4.5 billion in losses connected to allegedly fraudulent... Read More
