The latest Medicare appeals backlog status report, acquired by the American Hospital Association (AHA), shows a 43 percent reduction in the number of pending appeals at the Administrative Law Judge level, putting HHS ahead of schedule with clearing the backlog. “By the end of the second quarter of 2020, a total of 242,995 appeals remain pending at OMHA [Office of Medicare Hearings and Appeals], which is a 43 percent reduction from the starting number of appeals identified in the Court’s order (426,594 appeals),†HHS told the court last week in a statement also acquired by the AHA.
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