Medicare/Medicaid--Five Years to Recoup Overpayments

The U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) will now have up to five years to recoup Medicare overpayments resulting from coding mistakes or other claims errors, according to the AOA Advocacy Group. A 2012 report found the previous three-year recoupment limit prevented the CMS from collecting more than $300 million dollars annually. Read more.