tci Medicare Compliance & Reimbursement - 2005 Issue 37

Rehab: Collect Copays, Or OIG Could Come Knocking

Put policies in place that ensure collection in most scencarios.With health care costs skyrocketing, providers demanding 20 percent of all charges from rehab patients seems cruel--especially if they've been hit hard by rough economic times.But the HHS Office of Inspector General and private payers are both on the case of providers who let too many patients off the hook. If it seems a rehab provider is using easygoing policies to bring more patients in the door, it may land in deep trouble. MLR talked to some experts, who offered these tips to keep copayment policies kosher:• ...

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