WASHINGTON – The Department of Health and Human Services has reduced the backlog of Medicare appeals at the administrative law judge level by 25% through June 30, according to a
FALLS CHURCH, Va. – The Office of Medicare Hearings and Appeals receives more than a year’s worth of appeals work every 24 weeks at the third level of appeals, according to a recent PDF posted to the agency’s website.
FALLS CHURCH, Va. – The Office of Medicare Hearings and Appeals receives more than a year’s worth of appeals work every 24 weeks at the third level of appeals, according to a recent PDF posted to the agency’s website.
WASHINGTON – CMS recently announced a low volume appeals settlement for Part A and Part B appeals at the Office of Medicare Hearings and Appeal and the Medical appeals Council.
WASHINGTON – The wait time for an Administrative Law Judge hearing keeps growing—a symptom of ongoing problems with the audit process, say industry attorneys.
WASHINGTON – The Office of Medicare Hearings and Appeals plans to expand its Settlement Conference Facilitation pilot project and stakeholders hope the agency will make it more widely accessible.
WASHINGTON – The Office of Medicare Hearings and Appeals will expand a pilot project that it launched last year that seeks to settle appeals that are stuck at the administrative law judge level.
WASHINGTON – Recent settlements of pending appealed claims between CMS and hospitals have given stakeholders hope that a settlement with HME providers is also possible.
WASHINGTON – Less than a year after a massive appeals backlog at the Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) level first came to light, that backlog has nearly tripled.
