When a provider or supplier of services bills the Medicare program and receives payment, but at a later date the program audits the claim and denies it, can the provider or supplier be relieved of any financial liability if it had a good faith belief that the service met all relevant coverage requirements, even when that belief is incorrect? In a recent decision, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit ruled that this relief is possible, and that administrative adjudicators must conduct an analysis under the “hold harmless” provision of the Social Security Act (the “Act”).[1]
[1] In Home Health, LLC v. Kennedy, 2026 WL 2147418 (6th Cir., July 27, 2026); also available at: https://www.opn.ca6.uscourts.gov/opinions.pdf/26a0205p-06.pdf.
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