The Rules They Are A-Changin’: CMS Proposes a Significant Change to the 60-Day Repayment Rule

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) unexpectedly proposed a rule change that could have a significant impact on how hospices investigate compliance issues and take remedial action. The rule change directly affects potential liability under the federal False Claims Act. Therefore, it is critical that hospices understand this change so they can take steps to mitigate risk and financial exposure. In this episode, Husch Blackwell’s Meg Pekarske and Bryan Nowicki talk about this proposed rule change and how hospices may need to change their approach to compliance investigations and activities.