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Tuesday, January 22, 2013

US Supreme Court Upholds Equitable Tolling In Reimbursement Matter

US Supreme Court Upholds Equitable Tolling In Reimbursement Matter
Sebelius v. Auburn Regional Medical Center, Decided Jan. 22, 2013

"But this Court has explained that giving intermediaries more time to discover overpayments than providers have to discover underpayments may be justified by the “administrative realities” of the system: a few dozen  fiscal intermediaries are charged with issuing tens of thousands of NPRs, while each provider can concentrate on a single NPR, its own.  Your Home Visiting Nurse Services, Inc. v. Shalala, 525 U. S. 449, 455, 456.  Pp. 11–14. "
See full analysis on Scotus Blog.

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