Medicare's Recovery Audit Contractor (RAC) Program : Background and Issues.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Accounting.

Public contracts.

Medical economics.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (15 pages, digital, PDF file)

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2009.

System Details:

text file

Summary:

Presents brief history of improper payments in Medicare. Provides overview of Medicare Recovery Audit Contractors (RACs), which are private organizations that contract with CMS to identify and collect improper payments made in Medicare fee-for-service program. Describes medical review processes used by RACs, and how they compare with other Medicare administrative contractors. Addresses current issues and upcoming evaluations.

Notes:

Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed Dec. 2010). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC.

CRS Report.

Other Format:

Microfiche version: Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service. Medicare's Recovery Audit Contractor (RAC) Program

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