Industry Note:
ALJ Changes Afoot
Published on Fri Jan 25, 2019
Providers who have hoped to see a bit more impartiality from Administrative Law Judges may be underwhelmed with newly announced changes to ALJ appointment procedures. ALJs are part of HHS and preside over agency cases and disputes that involve fraud, eligibility, abuse, and HIPAA. The feds are using new criteria to vet and appoint them. In the past, ALJs were [...]