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News: CMS issues press release announcing nearly $700 million in improper Medicare payments recovered by Recovery Audit Contractors

CDI Strategies, July 24, 2008

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On July 11, CMS issued a press release announcing that the Recovery Audit Contractor (RAC) program has recovered nearly $700 million in improper Medicare payments. The finding was part of an evaluation report of the three-year demonstration portion of the RAC program.
 
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