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Former CMS official: The audit process 'is not working'

June 1, 2012Theresa Flaherty, Managing Editor

WASHINGTON - HME providers beleaguered by an onslaught of audits may take some comfort knowing that there is awareness among lawmakers that something needs to change."There is collective concern on Capitol Hill about the role of auditors and CMS's oversight of them," said Kimberly Brandt, chief investigative counsel for the Senate Finance Committee and a former CMS official. "We have heard loud and clear that this process is not working, it's not working well at all, and we want something to be done."Brandt...

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