06/18/2019

Recent RAC Monitor Articles

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Recent RAC Monitor articles you may find informative...

Can You Challenge a Contractor’s Decision to Reopen a Claim?

A regulation states you may not appeal a decision by a contractor. During a recent Monitor Monday broadcast, a listener questioned whether it is permissible to challenge the decision to reopen a claim during an audit. The listener’s question is an astute one that hearkens back to a troubling case…READ MORE

Don’t Blame the Billing Company – They Are Your Bills

Maintaining records and accurately billing cannot be passed onto a third party like a billing company. Jamestown Regional Medical Center in Tennessee is in big trouble. Medicare and Medicaid were expected to cut off payments to the hospital Wednesday, with the agencies noting that the hospital currently does not meet…READ MORE