In early March, word came that Dr. Mehmet Oz, administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) is investigating New York’s Medicaid program—claiming it is riddled with fraud and waste. The news came at the same time as Minnesota filed a federal lawsuit against Oz, CMS, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and its secretary, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., for withholding Medicaid funding, accusing the federal government of “weaponiz[ing] Medicaid against Minnesota as a political punishment.”
We hope that everyone is staying safe during the COVID-19 crisis. State health departments are, of course, doing what they can to facilitate management of transmission of COVID-19 by healthcare providers. Some recent actions by the New York Department of Health (“DOH”) to allow or promote telephonic and telehealth services include:
Telephonic Evaluation - Beginning with dates of service of March 13, Medicaid will reimburse telephonic evaluation and management services for established patients where face-to-face visits may not be recommended and it is medically ...
Recent Updates
- CMS Receives Its Exclusion Authority: What Happens Now?
- GLOBE Model Final Rule Drops — but Will It Work on a Smaller Scale?
- Congressional Action on Health Care Cybersecurity: HISAA Is Re-Introduced and the Health Care Cybersecurity and Resiliency Act Moves Forward
- DOJ Corporate Fraud Enforcement Memo: What Health Care Companies Need to Know Now
- Attorneys General of Three States File Two Sweeping Lawsuits Targeting Telehealth Abortion Providers and State Shield Laws