Legal Opinion
National Association for Home Care & Hospice, Inc. v. Sebelius
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided January 6, 2015No. Civil Action No. 2014-0950PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
CHRISTOPHER R. COOPER, United States District Judge
What does it mean to “document” that a meeting occurred? That is the ultimate question in this case. Under the Affordable Care Act, in order for a provider of home health services to receive payment for services rendered to a Medicare patient, the physician who ordered the services must “document” that he or she has had a “face-to-face encounter” with the patient. The Secretary of Health and Human Services issued a regulation interpreting that requirement to mean that the doctor must, in addition to certifying that the…
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