Office of Medicare Hearings and Appeals
OMHA Announces Claims Settlement Expansion for 2020
The Office of Medicare Hearings and Appeals (OMHA) Settlement Conference Facilitation (SCF) 2020 Expansion is now open to the appellant community. SCF is an alternative dispute resolution process at OMHA. The process brings certain providers/suppliers and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) together to discuss the potential of a mutually agreeable resolution for […]
Read MoreHouse of Reps Votes to Fund Key Home Care and Hospice Programs
The House of Representatives completed their work on Fiscal Year 2021 (FY21) for the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), allocating $96 billion to HHS for FY21. This funding is separate from the Medicare and Medicaid programs as those are considered mandatory spending and not subject to the annual appropriations process. Following is a summary […]
Read MoreAppeals Demonstration Expanded to Home Health and Hospice
On Jan.1, 2016, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) launched the Qualified Independent Contractor (QIC) Telephone Discussion and Reopening Process Demonstration to test whether further engagement between Durable Medical Equipment (DME) suppliers and the DME QIC would improve the understanding of the cause of appeal denials and, over time, result in more proper […]
Read MoreAppeals Demonstration Expanded to Home Health and Hospice
On Jan.1, 2016, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) launched the Qualified Independent Contractor (QIC) Telephone Discussion and Reopening Process Demonstration to test whether further engagement between Durable Medical Equipment (DME) suppliers and the DME QIC would improve the understanding of the cause of appeal denials and, over time, result in more proper […]
Read MoreKey Senate Committee Considers Funding for Community-Based Programs
Recently the Senate Appropriations Committee announced legislation funding the departments of Labor, Health and Human Services (HHS), and Education. This legislation outlines discretionary spending limits allowable to HHS as well as recommendations from the Congress on how the money is allocated within agencies and programs. This is an annual process dictating spending levels for the […]
Read MoreHHS Renews Settlement Conference Facilitation for Appeal Resolutions
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has renewed its Settlement Conference Facilitation (SCF) program. The SCF is available to all Medicare Part A and Part B providers and suppliers with appeals pending at the Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) or the Medicare Appeals Council (Council) level. The appeals must have been filed on or […]
Read MoreHouse Approves Funding for Key Home Health Programs
On Wednesday, September 27th, the House of Representatives approved legislation funding much of the government for Fiscal Year 2019, and moving the deadline for the rest to early December, after the mid-term elections. The legislation, H.R. 6157, was largely the appropriations bill for the Defense, Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education Departments. In total, […]
Read MoreMedicare Appeals Settlement Program Expands
The Office of Medicare Hearings and Appeals (OMHA) announced, during a Medicare Learning Network webcast on May 22, their plans to revise the criteria for the Settlement Conference Facilitation (SCF) program. SCF is an alternative dispute resolution process that gives certain providers and suppliers an opportunity to resolve their eligible Part A and Part B […]
Read MoreHHS Expands Settlement Conference Facilitation Program
The Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) has announced the expansion of the Settlement Conference Facilitation (SCF) program to reach additional providers and suppliers. SCF is an alternative dispute resolution process at Office of Medicare Hearings and Appeals (OMHA) that gives certain providers and suppliers an opportunity to resolve their eligible Part A and […]
Read MoreLow Volume Appeals Initiative Extended into June
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is extending the deadline for appellants to submit an expression of interest (EOI) for the Low Volume Appeals (LVA) Initiative to June 8, 2018. Appellants with either an odd or an even NPI, which meet the eligibility criteria, should submit an EOI between April 12, 2018 and […]
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