A group of 21 physicians from around the state is suing the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services over a regulation that requires repayment of some funds.(Photo: Wavebreakmedia Ltd, Getty Images/Wavebreak Media)A group of physicians from around the state is suing federal health officials over a regulation that requires the doctors to repay some Medicaid reimbursements.Twenty-one primary care doctors are challenging how the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services interprets a federal law, the Medicaid Enhanced Payment Statute, in a lawsuit filed today in the U.S. District Court of the Middle District of Tennessee.The physicians are fighting a requirement to repay more than $2.3 million from about two years ago. The funds were used to expand or enhance services, such as longer hours or bilingual capabilities, to under-served or rural communities.The money is being recouped because the physicians did not meet …
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Primary care doctors sue CMS over Medicaid recoupments