We get questioned from time to time about attorneys – specifically, do we want more attorneys to add to our list of RAC lawyers? . . . When the RAC sends a Demand Letter – or even a Request Letter – the clock is already ticking. It’s crucial that physicians take immediate action. Every doctor has an attorney, but what will be needed is specialized legal help from someone already familiar with the RAC appeal process and time frames. What they won’t need is an attorney who has to start from scratch.
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by RacGuru on April 30, 2010
in RAC News
At the end of last month, the US Government Accountability Office (GAO) released a 52 page report detailing what it sees as a failure by the CMS to establish an adequate process to: address RAC-identified vulnerabilities that led to improper payments, such as paying duplicate claims for the same service. Additionally the: CMS has not [...]
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by RacGuru on April 29, 2010
in RAC News
In the May 10, 2010 issue of Forbes Magazine, the On My Mind section features resident scholar at the Institute for Policy Innovation Merrill Matthews. Mr. Matthews primary point is a good one: cut the fraud in Medicare (about 10%) down to the insurance industry “norm” of 1.5%. Do this and you have about $40 [...]
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