Clinton Medicare anti-fraud proposal will include civil money penalty amount for DME supplier violations.
This article was originally published in The Gray Sheet
Executive Summary
MEDICARE CIVIL MONEY PENALTIES FOR DME SUPPLIERS TO BE CLARIFIED under the Clinton Administration's Medicare and Medicaid anti-fraud legislative initiative. According to a bill summary released March 25, the proposal would correct "the statutory oversight which failed to specify a dollar amount for civil money penalties that may be imposed" in a number of Medicare or Medicaid fraud and abuse situations, including penalties against companies "who fail to supply durable medical equipment without charge after all the rental payments have been made."