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).