Hot Topics – 11/21/2014
FRAUD
1. A new bill introduced by Representatives Ted Deutch (D-FL) and Peter Roskam (R-IL) called Stop Schemes and Crimes Against Medicare and Seniors Act (“SCAM”), if passed, would require Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (“CMS”) to “scrutinize” owners of long term care facilities for history of fraud violations by requiring CMS to perform checks using a variety of databases.