Check out the article by attorney Knicole Emanuel just posted in Today’s Wound Clinic: Pneumatic Compression Devices Are in the Spotlight for 2024 Audits. Over the last several years, Medicare audits by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) have notably increased for durable medical equipment (DME) providers. Pneumatic compression devices (PCDs) are at the forefront of Medicare coverage issues, especially within the last three years.
Changes to the Administrative False Claims Act (AFCA) Mean That “Smaller” Medicare Fraud Cases (Up to $1 Million) Can Be More Easily Prosecuted
This legislation also makes it more likely that individuals who act as “whistleblowers” could realize the associated monetary rewards.
