Graves, Schiff Reintroduce Legislation To Reform Recovery Auditor Policies

By Michelle M. Stein / May 1, 2015 at 7:03 PM
Reps. Sam Graves (R-MO) and Adam Schiff (D-CA) reintroduced legislation to reform CMS' policies surrounding Recovery Auditors, much to the delight of the American Hospital Association, which released a report Friday (May 1) detailing its allegations that the auditors' practices are harming hospitals. The latest version of the Medicare Audit Improvement Act would eliminate the RACs' contingency fee structure about which hospitals have long complained, a policy not included in the 2013 version of the bill. Also included in the...

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