OIG Roundtable (Formerly Retro Fraud)

Episode 196: Changes are a Comin’—CMS to Issue Permissive Exclusions

Eric Rubenstein — Wed, 04 Nov 2026 22:43:24 +0000

Eric, Matt, and Wade discuss a recent authority re-extended to CMS as it pertains to permissive exclusion authorities. While CMS had previously had such authority, OIG maintained this work since 1988. The ramifications and implications are broad.

Episode 195: NHCAA is Coming Soon

Eric Rubenstein — Wed, 28 Oct 2026 18:40:58 +0000

Eric, Wade and Matt discuss how overwhelming participation can be at the premiere healthcare fraud conference can be, if you are not prepared. Proper planning, meeting scheduling, time management and not forgetting that you may be 3 hours in a different time zone can all affect how successful your attendance can be at this conference.

Episode 194: When CMS Directives for Reviews Affect Commercial Plans

Eric Rubenstein — Wed, 21 Oct 2026 20:36:01 +0000

Eric and Wade discuss how CMS’ recent additions to the RAC audit protocols to include an additional 20 topics can have an implication on how plans run data, determine spikes and seek to resolve data inconsistences.

Episode 193: The disparity between federal and state prosecutions

Eric Rubenstein — Wed, 14 Oct 2026 22:20:18 +0000

Eric, Wade and Matt discuss the huge disparity that can exist in healthcare fraud prosecutions that happen in state and federal courts. We discuss the importance of strong leadership to reward work, that is not necessarily tied to results. We also discuss the increases in healthcare costs and how members and payors need to work together to reduce the FWA in claims.

Episode 192: Qui Tams Matter and Polices Still Need Reviewing

Eric Rubenstein — Wed, 07 Oct 2026 21:58:38 +0000

Eric and Matt discuss a recent policy disseminated by the DOJ that discusses the sub-regulatory role of policies in the government space (LCD/NCD). While these polices do not have the force of law or regulation, they are still seminal points to be relied upon from an investigative perspective.

Episode 191: Participation loopholes in Medicare Advantage

Eric Rubenstein — Wed, 30 Sep 2026 17:52:01 +0000

MA plans are not required to reject claims from non-participating providers, while traditional Medicare requires providers to be enrolled in order to submit claims. This creates a huge FWA opportunity as there is no real way to vet the provider and the claims since there is no contractual relationship between the provider and payor (unless some state law or regulation establishes such a relationship via the submission of the claim itself).

Episode 190: Identity Theft and healthcare Fraud: Top of Mind

Eric Rubenstein — Thu, 24 Sep 2026 00:45:02 +0000

Eric and Matt discuss a recent case where an individual engaged in identity theft and sought healthcare benefits under the stolen identity. This case is notable as the dollar amount was fairly low in comparison to other healthcare fraud matters, but demonstrates the aggressive approach the US Attorney’s Office is taken to curb FWA.

Episode 189: The Pig and the Python. How does an economic discussion for baby boomers relate to SIU operations

Eric Rubenstein — Wed, 16 Sep 2026 22:11:44 +0000

Eric and Matt discuss the Pig and the Python and how the influx of baby boomers will have an effect on SIU operations and staffing needs.

Episode 188: How a Kentucky Indictment Should be a Roadmap for Stop and Verify

Eric Rubenstein — Thu, 03 Sep 2026 01:27:46 +0000

Eric and Wade discuss a recent indictment of a medical biller who engaged in a 6-year system Medicaid fraud scheme which included false billing for behavioral health providers, billing for deceased patients, incarcerated patients and patients that were under hospital care.

Episode 187: Incident To and the Ability to Think Logically

Eric Rubenstein — Wed, 26 Aug 2026 19:49:37 +0000

Eric, Matt and Wade discuss the often overlooked need to capture the right documents in an Incident To investigation. Catch phrases in requests for documents such as “including, but not limited to” can create confusion for providers. Get what you need the first time with some of our advice.