Meeting Medicare’s 60-Day Refund Rule

By Lori Laubach
Partner, Health Care Practice, Moss Adams LLP

By Larry Vernaglia
Partner, Foley & Lardner, LLP

As part of the Affordable Care Act, Congress enacted a statute outlining how providers should report and return Medicare and Medicaid overpayments. The 60-day refund rule, as it’s commonly known, requires Medicare and Medicaid providers and suppliers to report and return reimbursements made in error within 60 days of their identification. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a proposed rule for this statute in 2012, and while it addresses only Medicare overpayments—CMS proposed leaving treatment of Medicaid overpayments to be addressed at a later date—it’s worth noting that some states have implemented local policies addressing Medicaid overpayments. Read article

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