“Recovery audit contractors (RACs) returned $214 million to the Medicare program in fiscal year 2016, according to the latest annual report released by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).”
“That’s a 50% increase compared to the previous year, but one organization believes limits on the amount of documentation RACs are allowed to request prevents the contractors from recouping even more overpayments.”
“The report (PDF), issued on Wednesday…” Read the full article here.
Source: RACs returned $214M to Medicare in 2016 – By Evan Sweeney, September 19, 2018. Fierce Healthcare.
