Garfunkel Wild’s David Traskey, Partner and former Senior Counsel with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General (HHS-OIG) was quoted in the article, “Hospital Settles CMP Case Over Inpatient Admissions; Another OIG Short-Stay Audit Looms”, in Report on Medicare Compliance (Volume 33, Number 31) published by the Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA). David gives an insider’s view of the case and settlement.
“It seems like there’s a renewed interest in the two-midnight rule,” said David Traskey, a former OIG senior counsel.
“The oversight probably will spread to Medicare Advantage (MA) plans now that CMS said in no uncertain terms they’re bound by the two-midnight rule and other traditional Medicare coverage criteria,” said Traskey, with Garfunkel Wild P.C., in Washington, D.C. OIG is turning its attention to the two-midnight rule “because the potential cost savings to the government would be significant,” he noted.
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