Calif. Hospital Challenges Review of Medicare Payments

Last month, Palomar Medical Center in Escondido filed a complaint asserting that HHS' Recovery Audit Contractor violates federal rules that require "good cause" for reopening and reviewing claims more than a year after payment.  RAC aims to recover Medicare overpayments to hospitals.

• "Lawsuit Alleges RACs Break CMS' Regulations" (Kraynak, HealthLeaders Media, 4/29).