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GAO Pushes HHA Surety Bonds In Senate Hearing

Published on Fri May 23, 2014

Will CMS cave to pressure? You’ll have one more cost and regulatory requirement, if a government watchdog agency gets its way. The Affordable Care Act authorized the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to require surety bonds for high risk providers, including home health agencies, the Government Accountability Office said in a May 20 Senate hearing on preventing and recouping [...]
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