Arent Fox LLP and the Hospice & Palliative Care Association of New York State sponsored an all-day conference, titled Medicaid Audits and Investigations: What’s New and How to Protect Yourself in the New York office of Arent Fox on October 29, 2008.

This conference educated home health agencies & hospices in New York State on:

• The role of the Medicaid Office of the Inspector General (OMIG)
• The role of the NYS Attorney General Medicaid Fraud Control Unit (MCFU)
• Regulatory issues of concern to OMIG and MFCU in the home health and hospice industries
• How providers are identified for an audit or investigation
• Compliance measures to protect and defend your hospice or home health agency

Speakers included: James Sheehan, Medicaid Inspector General, NYS Office of the Medicaid Inspector General; Jay Speers, Assistant Attorney General NYS Office of the Attorney General - Medicaid Fraud Control Unit; Rachel Hold-Weiss, Associate, Arent Fox LLP; and M. Scott Peeler, Partner, Arent Fox LLP. Arent fox partner Connie A. Raffa moderated the panels.

Presentations from the event are available:

Medicaid Compliance and Enforcement - James Sheehan, Medicaid Inspector General
Medicaid Audits and Investigations: What’s New and How to Protect Yourself - Rachel Hold-Weiss, Arent Fox LLP
What to Do When the Government Knocks - M. Scott Peeler, Arent Fox LLP