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AIC Remains Unusually Flat For 2022

Published on Thu Oct 14, 2021

At least one thing isn’t going up next year — the amount in controversy (AIC) threshold. Reminder: The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services determines AIC thresholds for ALJ hearings, which are the third level of the Medicare appeals process. The AIC numbers are usually adjusted for inflation every year, but CMS has opted to carry over the 2021 threshold [...]
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