Post Tagged with: "RAC Audits"
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CMS Lists RAC Program Improvements
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) recently published a list of Recovery Audit Contractor (RAC) program improvements that have been completed as of a year ago. Read the […]
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PAI Offers Medicare Red Tape Relief Recommendations
The Physician’s Advocacy Institute (PAI), of which North Carolina Medical Society (NCMS) CEO Robert W. Seligson is president, sent 24 recommendations to the United States House Ways and Means Committee […]
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Support for Medicare Audit Reform
Members of the US Senate Finance Committee, including Sen. Richard Burr (R-N.C.), highlighted a new report from the Government Accountability Office (GAO) detailing inefficiencies with the Medicare Audit and Appeals […]
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Progress On RAC Audit Reform
North Carolina Medical Society (NCMS) CEO Robert W. Seligson met last week with Nicholas Uehlecke, the Chief of Staff for the House Ways and Means Committee to discuss the evolving […]
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NCMS Addresses Major Issues on Capitol Hill
For two days this week North Carolina Medical Society (NCMS) representatives met with key US House and Senate members and staff to discuss major issues facing NCMS members such as […]
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PAI Pushes for RAC Audit Reform
The Physicians Advocacy Institute offers specifics on how to revamp the Medicare audit process in a letter to US Sen. Orrin Hatch.
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Fair Medical Audits Act Gaining Momentum
US Representatives David Rouzer, (R-NC), and Mark Meadows, (R-NC) have signed on as co-sponsors to HR2568, The Fair Medical Audits Act of 2015. This legislation originally was filed in June by […]
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Another Step Toward RAC Reform in the US Senate
The Senate Finance Committee today passed the Audit & Appeal Fairness, Integrity, and Reforms in Medicare (AFIRM) Act of 2015, an original bill to improve the Medicare audit and appeals […]
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Hard-Won RAC Reform Legislation Introduced
Rep. George Holding (R-NC) filed legislation to reform the RAC audit process — something the North Carolina Medical Society (NCMS) has long been advocating for in Washington, D.C.
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RAC Reform Closer to Reality: Rep. Holding Introduces Legislation
Today, Rep. George Holding (R-NC) introduced legislation entitled “The Fair Medical Audits Act of 2015.” This legislation reflects years of effort by the North Carolina Medical Society (NCMS) working with Physicians […]
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