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Recovery Audit Contractors
Academy sends letter to CMS regarding the RACs
In March 2009, the Academy as well as the AMA and other medical specialty societies wrote a letter to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to address our reservations regarding the permanent Recovery Audit Contractors (RACs). To view the letter and CMS’ reponse:
Recovery Audit Contractor Program Update
In October 2008, CMS announced the award of contracts to four national recovery audit contractors, or RACs. Those contract awards were protested and a stop work order was put in place. Consequently, the implementation of the national RAC program was put on hold until the protests could be resolved. The protests were resolved on February 6, 2009. The settlement of the protests means that CMS will now continue with the implementation of the national RAC program.
The national RACs were selected under a full and open competition process. As announced in October, the new RACs are:
- Diversified Collection Services, Inc. (DCS) of Livermore, California, in Region A, working in Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, and Vermont. RAC's Issues List.
- CGI Technologies and Solutions, Inc. of Fairfax, Virginia, in Region B, initially working in Michigan, Indiana and Minnesota.
- Connolly Consulting Associates, Inc. of Wilton, Connecticut, in Region C, initially working in Alabama, Arkansas, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississipi, North Carolina, New Mexico, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, West Virginia and the territories of Puerto Rico and U.S. Virgin Islands. RAC's Issues List.
- HealthDataInsights, Inc. (HDI) of Las Vegas, Nevada, in Region D, working in Alaska, Arizona, California, Hawaii, Iowa, Idaho, Kansas, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, North Dakota, Oregon, South Dakota, Utah, Washington, Wyoming, Guam, American Samoa, and Northern Marianas.