RACs’ Collections Mount

BALTIMORE — Medicare’s RAC auditors have collected $313
million in overpayments from October 2009 (when the program was
expanded nationally) through March 2011, according to a CMS report.
More than half of that total, or $162 million, was collected in the
first three months of this year, the report said.

In Regions C and D, the top overpayment issue was separate
billing for bundled services for DMEPOS provided during an
inpatient stay, CMS said.

The report is available at www.cms.gov/RAC/Downloads/FFSNewsletter.pdf.