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Big bad Medicare audits, or, being put on the RAC

October 16, 2008 — 12:15am ET | By Anne Zieger
By this point, pretty much everyone in the industry is aware that Medicare is stepping up the Recovery Audit Contractor program, under which contractors visit with providers and do a deep, hard audit... Read more...

Medicare contractor changes slow payment for some doctors

October 8, 2008 — 12:12pm ET | By Anne Zieger
In theory, the changes CMS is making to its network of reimbursement contractor firms were supposed to make things easier for doctors. The agency is in the process of replacing a ragtag group of... Read more...

CMS says new system will avoid payments using dead doctors' names

July 11, 2008 — 9:39am ET | By Anne Zieger
While doubtless embarrassed by the revelation that crooks have been profiting handsomely billing Medicare using dead doctors, CMS has a system in place to end the practice. That, at least, is what... Read more...

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