The United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Office of Inspector General (OIG) recently posted a new educational resource on its website about Single Audits. HHS is the largest grant-making agency in the Federal government, and OIG’s new resource is designed to help key stakeholders understand the scope of Single Audits, as well as improve the overall quality of such audits.
Governor Hochul’s 30-day Amendments to her proposed state fiscal year 2025 Executive Budget would significantly change New York State’s (NYS) Consumer Directed Personal Assistance Program (CDPAP) and what licensed home care services agencies (LHCSAs) can enroll or re-enroll in Medicaid.
Despite the United States Supreme Court’s finding that the reduction of Medicare reimbursement rates for 340B outpatient drugs was unlawful, Medicare Advantage organizations (“MAOs”) maintain that they have no similar responsibility to make hospitals whole.
As of January 1, 2024, employers with 100 or more employees in certain high-hazard industries, including some defined health care providers, must submit electronically to OSHA detailed information concerning workplace injuries and illnesses reported on their OSHA Form 300 Log and Form 301 Incident Report from the previous calendar year via OSHA’s new Injury Tracking Application.
On January 8, 2024, New Jersey passed a law that permits Clinical Social Workers, Professional Counselors, and Marriage and Family Therapists to bill NJ Medicaid/NJ FamilyCare directly for services rendered to Medicaid beneficiaries.