Problem:
Your company acquires the operating assets of a nursing home, including assignment of the nursing home's Medicare and Medicaid participation agreements and provider numbers. A year after the closing, the Medicare program audits claims submitted by the prior owners, disallows $100,000 in claims, and begins to recoup the disallowed amount from current Medicare payments.
Does your company have any defense against the recoupment? Why or why not?
Additional Requirement:
Question belongs to Law and it explains about a condition where the company acquires the operating assets of nursing home. The company, after one year disallows claims as well as recoups the amount from the current payments.
Total Word Limit: 102 Words