Exclusion Actions Under 42 U.S.C. § 1320a-7(b)(5)(B) (November 2020): Since 1976, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Office of Inspector General (OIG) has been at the forefront of our nation’s efforts to fight waste, fraud and abuse in the Medicare, Medicaid and more than 100 other programs. Collectively, the costs of the federal programs… more>>
(May 30, 2019) In August, 2011, the State Department of Public Welfare issued a bulletin requiring providers to screen employees and contractors upon hire and monthly thereafter by the (Medicheck) Pennsylvania Medicaid Exclusion List (their corresponding State exclusion/preclusion list), the HHS/OIG List of Excluded Individuals and Entities (LEIE) and the Excluded Party List (EPLS, now… more>>
What are the California Exclusion List Screening requirements? The Medi-Cal Program will not pay for any item or service furnished directly or indirectly by individuals or entities that have been excluded or suspended from the Medi-Cal Program or that have been placed on the Office of Inspector General’s Exclusion List. This results in a broad… more>>
(December 17, 2018): Texas Medicaid Exclusions will prevent the Texas Medicaid Program from paying for any item or service furnished directly or indirectly by individuals or entities that have been excluded from a State or Federal health care program. This results in a broad “Payment Prohibition” that is enforced by the Texas Health and Human… more>>
By Catalina Jandorf In what appears to be a growing enforcement trend, the Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Inspector General (HHS/OIG) and State Medicaid Fraud Units are aggressively pursuing pharmacy retailers for exclusion violations. In recent investigations, pharmacies are being targeted for failing to screen prescribers as well as employing pharmacists who have been… more>>