Industry Note:
OIG Pushes HHA Surety Bonds
Published on Fri Aug 09, 2019
CMS has lost millions by not requiring bonds. In yet another move that would burden legitimate providers of Medicare home health services, the HHS Office of Inspector General urges Medicare to require surety bonds for home health agencies. Reaching back to a 2012 report on the topic, the OIG includes the recommendation in its compendium of top 25 unimplemented recommendations [...]