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Hospitals RAC Audits

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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

BakerHostetler

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

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

CMS Announces 20 Repairs to RAC Program

Ever face the choice between trading in your old car or paying for multiple repairs? CMS faced that kind of choice with its Recovery Audit Contractor (RAC) program. Under the RAC program, contract auditors audit hospitals...more

King & Spalding

AHA Responds to House Bill Concerning RACs and Two-Midnight Rule

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In a December 18, 2014 letter to U.S. Representative Kevin Brady, the American Hospital Association (AHA) voiced its opinion on a discussion draft of the Hospital Improvements for Payment Act of 2014 (HIP). The House Ways and...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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