Tony Maida discusses CMS’s new authority to exclude providers from federal health programs with Modern Healthcare

In a recent Modern Healthcare article, Tony Maida discusses HHS’s formal delegation of permissive exclusion authority to CMS, a power that had previously been held solely by the HHS Office of Inspector General. Tony noted that the notice leaves open questions about what happens when CMS and the OIG disagree on an exclusion decision, and whether CMS will use this authority alongside its other enforcement tools.