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CMS sets plans for RAC contractor expansion

In an inevitable, but still widely feared, next step, CMS has taken the first steps in phasing in its Recovery Audit Contractor (RAC) program, announcing the four new contractors that will administer... Read more...

Study: 40 percent of hospitals expect to owe money to Medicare under RAC

It seems like people aren't very optimistic about their chances of escaping a Recovery Audit Contractor review unscathed, according to a new study. The study, done on behalf of Wolters Kluwer... Read more...

CMS pays $16.7M to groups in P4P demo, but few get big bucks

You've gotta love it when CMS gives out money above and beyond the usual reimbursement rates--and it's even better when the bonuses work out for pretty much everyone involved. That's the cheery story... Read more...

CMS: Providers lose almost 70 percent of RAC appeals

CMS has released a new report stating that Medicare has recovered more than $1 billion through the Recovery Audit Contractor program since 2005, with 85 percent of the money having been taken back... Read more...

Medicare may allow payment for electronic consults

CMS has proposed new regulations which as of 2009, would allow physicians to bill Medicare for follow-up inpatient consultations, along with adding 56 new measures to the Physician Quality Reporting... Read more...

CMS now says NPI must match IRS data

Providers have been going through some serious headaches already working to make sure they use their National Provider Identifier number properly and avoid getting claims bounced by Medicare. Now,... Read more...

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