Bass, Berry & Sims represented a client physician in successfully securing the lifting of a Medicare payment suspension related to fraud allegations involving skin substitute and wound care treatments. The Bass, Berry & Sims team included Denise Barnes, Kristin Bohl, Garrah Carter and Emily Fountain.
Payment suspensions can be highly disruptive, particularly at the outset of an investigation or pre‑investigation, and typically require a thorough, fact‑based response. In this matter, the team assisted the client in navigating a complex healthcare enforcement process and obtained the relatively uncommon result of having the suspension lifted and Medicare reimbursement reinstated.
This matter reflects the firm’s experience in healthcare enforcement defense and its role in advising clients through complex government investigations.
Stay tuned for the upcoming launch of the firm’s new life sciences subspecialty focused on wound treatment and skin substitute therapy.