RACs recovered $2.4 billion in provider overpayments last year: report
Oct 19, 2015
The Medicare Recovery Audit Program identified and corrected more than 1.1 million claims for improper payments worth $2.57 billion in fiscal year 2014, according to a new Centers for Medicare & Medicaid...
RACs recoil against bills
By
James M. Berklan
Jul 01, 2013
Independent Medicare auditors are criticizing two measures that would put stricter controls on Recovery Audit Contractors.
MedPAC’s rate cut plan will harm care, operators: NASL
By
Tim Mullaney
Jul 01, 2013
Resident care would suffer if Congress acts on the latest recommendations from the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission, long-term care advocates say.
When LTC leaders delegate accountability
By
John O'Connor
Nov 19, 2012
What happens when delegation without accountability takes place? We saw a good example last week, when the Office of Inspector General released a damning report about excessive Medicare charges from nursing...
Grassley rips CMS Medicare contractors for inappropriate payments
Oct 12, 2010
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services needs to have more oversight of Medicare contractors, Sen. Charles Grassley (R-IA) recently argued.