NEWS: Six of 10 RACs in New York overturned on appeal
Patient Financial Services Weekly Advisor, July 18, 2008
Nearly 60% of Medicare’s Recovery Audit Contractor (RAC) determinations in New York State were given back to facilities after appeals, the Healthcare Association of New York reports.
About 33% of providers appealing RAC determinations won their cases and recouped their money.
To read the full story by the Healthcare Association of New York, click here.
Check out Patient Access Advisor's story on how Medicare RACs have recovered $12.7 million on Medicare Secondary Payer (MSP) overpayments in its September edition.
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