So You Think You Know The Law…Answers to Spring Edition

April 2013

3. The statute of limitations for the government to prosecute Medicare recovery claims is 5 years. True or False? Answer: False. The statute of limitation for Medicare to prosecute recovery claims is 3 years. 42 U.S.C. §1395y(b)(2)(B)(iii) Return to Newsletter.

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