CMS releases proposed rule on Medicaid RACs
MDS 3.0 Update, November 15, 2010
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CMS released the long-anticipated proposed rule for Medicaid recovery audit contractors (RACs) Friday November 5, setting the stage for the targeted April 2011 implementation date.
The use of Medicaid RACs is another initiative put forth by CMS as part of the Affordable Care Act—implemented earlier this year—designed to identify waste, fraud and abuse in the healthcare system by reducing improper payments. According to the rule, states must establish Medicaid RAC programs by submitting state plan amendments to CMS by December 31, 2010 and fully implement their programs by April 1, 2011.
Providers now need to tighten up their processes for accurate coding and medical necessity as it relates to Medicaid as the latest RAC program begins to take shape.
View the proposed rule here: http://www.ofr.gov/OFRUpload/OFRData/2010-28390_PI.pdf
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