CMS Rejects Proposed Exception for Dialysis Facilities Paying Medicare Supplemental Insurance Premiums for ESRD Patients

Summary

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has decided not to create a new exception under the Office of Inspector General's (OIG) civil money penalty provisions for independent dialysis facilities that pay premiums for Medicare Supplemental Insurance and Medigap policies for patients with end-stage renal disease (ESRD). The decision was made after considering public comments on the proposed rule, which was published on May 2, 2000.