On September 28, 2016 the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced that it will “once again allow eligible providers to settle their inpatient status claims currently under appeal using the Hospital Appeals Settlement process.” At the time of the announcement no details on the new settlement offer were provided. Today, CMS announced that they will host a 2016 Hospital Appeals Settlement Call on November 16, 2016, from 1:30 to 3:00 P.M. Continue reading →

CMS has announced that they will reopen the Appeals Settlement to allow eligible providers to settle their inpatient status claims currently under appeal using the Hospital Appeals Settlement process. Specific details of the settlement have not yet been released. F&W will be monitoring CMS announcements for release of the settlement details.