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Surprise: RACs Perform Manual Medical Reviews For Therapy Claims Over $3,700

Published on Fri Jun 28, 2013

Experts concerned that RACs get paid extra for every claim they deny Home health agencies that furnish Part B therapy in the home should brace for extra scrutiny from Recovery Audit Contractors. As of April, RACs — not your Medicare Administrative Con-tractor — are conducting manual medical review of all outpatient therapy claims surpassing the $3,700 threshold. "We’re pretty discouraged [...]
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