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OIG looking closely at telehealth as it weighs future enforcement

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Department of Health and Human Services works to ensure the integrity of federal healthcare programs and to safeguard the health and welfare of those programs' beneficiaries. They're not submitting a telehealth claim to Medicare. " DME fraud has been around since Medicare started reimbursing for it, of course.

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How The Raise the Wage Act Could Impact ACA Compliance

ACA Times

fiscal outlook, including the fact that higher wages would increase consumer spending and bring in more taxes for federal programs like Medicare and Social Security” according to a post by CNBC. If the latter continues, employers will need to make sure they have their ACA information readily available.

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Temporary Shutdowns of Healthcare.gov Termed ACA Sabotage

ACA Times

Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) recently told staff from regional offices they could not participate in healthcare marketplace enrollment events as they had in previous years. ET every Sunday, except for December 10, during the ACA open enrollment period that runs through December 15. “We