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Brush Up On The Facts To Stay A Step Ahead Of The RACs

Published on Fri Feb 26, 2010

See if you know the score for how RACs operate. To find out if your RAC know-how is on the right track, answer the following questions: 1. The RACs are responsible for auditing which of the following (select one correct answer): A. All types of Medicare claims, including those involving Part A, B, C (managed care) and Part D (pharmacy) B. Medicare Part A and Part B fee-for-service claims only C. Medicare Part Aand Part B and some Medicaid (where there is crossover between the two payers) D. Medicare Part A and Part B and some third-party claims in states with Stark laws True or False: 2. The RACs perform automated reviews that involve data-mining and also complex reviews where they request a provider's medical records. 3. The RACs can request up to 200 records from a provider at a time regardless of its size. 4. The RACs focus primarily [...]
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