Healthcare Finance News June 29, 2020
The reduction is linked to a federal court ruling that established annual deadline-based targets.
Through June 26, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has reduced its backlog of Medicare appeals at the Administrative Law Judge level by 43%, according to a status report the agency provided to a federal court.
HHS told the court that, as of the end of 2020’s second quarter, 242,995 appeals remain pending at the Office of Medicare Hearings and Appeals, which is down significantly from the initial 426,594 appeals the agency had on its plate.
WHAT’S THE IMPACT
The reduction, which puts the agency ahead of schedule for reducing the backlog, responds to a 2018 federal court ruling in favor of the American...
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