CMW News: The RAC is back on track
Case Management Weekly, February 11, 2009
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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services announced on February 6 that the contract protests over the Recovery Audit Contractors (RAC) have been settled and the implementation of the RAC program will now be continued.
The RAC jurisdictions are as follows:
Region A: Diversified Collection Services (DCS)
Region B: CGI Technologies and Solutions, Inc.
Region C: Connolly Consulting, Inc.
Region D: HealthDataInsights, Inc.
PRG-Schultz, Inc. will serve as the subcontractor for regions A, B, and D, while Viant Payment Systems, Inc. will serve as the subcontractor for region C.
Read more about the RAC program and view a jurisdiction map.
Sources: HealthLeaders Media, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
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