Healthcare Attorney:

Co-Founder of Exclusion Screening, LLC and ComplianceHotline.com

Healthcare Fraud and Abuse Lawyer and co-founder of Exclusion Screening, LLC, and Compliance Hotline, SaaS companies that offer providers simple, and cost-effective ways to meet Federal and State compliance obligations.

Healthcare Attorney:

Co-Founder of Exclusion Screening, LLC and ComplianceHotline.com

Healthcare Fraud and Abuse Lawyer and co-founder of Exclusion Screening, LLC, and Compliance Hotline, SaaS companies that offer providers simple, and cost-effective ways to meet Federal and State compliance obligations.

Paul Weidenfeld

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Selected Articles By Paul

A Provider’s Guide to OIG Exclusions

11/23/2023

This article is an updated version of “A Provider’s Guide to OIG Exclusions: Federal Exclusion Regulations and Enforcement Authorities, and How Providers Can Avoid Risk with Proper Exclusion Screening.” The original article was published in The Journal of Medical Practice Management (Volume 34, Number 5, March/April, 2019 and Volume 34, Number 6, May/June Issue, 2019.  Office of Inspector General (OIG)…

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How the LEIE, GSA/SAM, and State Exclusion Lists Differ; And Why They Need to be Screened

02/19/2024

Exclusions and debarments are powerful administrative sanctions imposed by Federal and State agencies. They are intended to protect their programs and the beneficiaries they serve by barring the participation of individuals and entities who pose risks to them. Sanctioned parties are placed on lists by the agencies that impose them, and providers that employ or…

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Current States With a Separate Medicaid Exclusion List

04/22/2024

Map of the States with a Separate Medicaid Exclusion List The focus of this article is to help providers identify which States have a separate Medicaid exclusion list, how they are different from the federal exclusion lists, and the effects on screening. I. Medicaid Exclusion Exclusion Screening, LLC conducts monthly checks of our clients’ employees,…

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Healthcare Facts & Figures

  • Healthcare expenditures have increased 55% in the last decade! In 2013, $2.9 trillion was spent on healthcare as compared to $4.5 trillion in 2022.
  • Medicare expenditures increased 61%; from $585.7 billion to $944.3
  • Medicaid costs were up almost 80%; from $449.4 billion to $805 Billion
  • A number of fraud estimates range from $60 to $250 per annum. Some estimates are as high as 10% (which would be about $170 million in Medicare and Medicaid alone!)
  • In 2023, CMS estimated its return on investment (ROI) for fraud prevention at $12.7 billion
  • In 2023, the DOJ Civil Division recovered approximately $1.8 billion in healthcare fraud matters

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