On October 6, 2008, CMS announced the names of the new national recovery audit contractors (RACs). The new RACs are:
Diversified Collection Services, Inc. of Livermore, California, in Region A, initially working in Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island and New York.
CGI Technologies and Solutions, Inc. of Fairfax, Virginia, in Region B, initially working in Michigan, Indiana and Minnesota.
Connolly Consulting Associates, Inc. of Wilton, Connecticut, in Region C, initially working in South Carolina, Florida, Colorado and New Mexico.
HealthDataInsights, Inc. of Las Vegas, Nevada, in Region D, initially working in Montana, Wyoming, North Dakota, South Dakota, Utah and Arizona.
Additional states will be added to each RAC region in 2009.
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Medicare Recovery Audit Contractors
As required by the Competition and Contracting Act of 1984 (CICA), the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) recently stopped work under the permanent Medicare recovery audit contactor (RAC) awards after 2 unsuccessful bidders (Viant, Inc. and PRG Schultz, USA, Inc.) filed protests with the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO). Under the CICA, the GAO has 100 days to issue its decision. However, CMS recently updated some of the FAQs for the Medicare RAC program. See the Medicare Update weblog’s posts at http://tinyurl.com/5mhxq9 and http://tinyurl.com/6ofz9v.