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RACs recover $2.39 billion in overpayments in FY 2014

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Last week, CMS released its report to Congress regarding the results of the FY 2014 Medicare Recovery Audit Program (the “Report”). Of note, the Report notes that RACs identified and corrected more than 1 million claims for...more

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Senate Committee Passes Bill Addressing Medicare Appeals Inefficiencies

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On June 3, 2015, the Senate Finance Committee passed an original bill that aims to streamline and improve the Medicare Audit and Appeals Process. The Medicare appeals process has recently faced scrutiny from industry leaders...more

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Health Reform + Related Health Policy News - January 2015, Issue 1

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In This Issue: - Health Proposals - Department of Health & Human Services - Medicare - For More Information - Excerpt from Health Proposals: Department of Health & Human Services - ...more

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New Limitations on RAC Program

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In March 2014, CMS temporarily suspended the Recovery Audit Contractor (RAC) program until it secured new contracts. The contracts for the program expired in June 2014, and in August, CMS said that it would restart the...more

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Proposed Federal Legislation Will Provide Relief to Hospitals and Medicare Patients in Need of Post-Acute Care

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The Center for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS) announced that the new RAC contracts in North Carolina should be ready by the end of the year. This means that, next year, RAC audits on hospitals and other providers will...more

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