Tag: National contractor
CMS pauses new RAC audits
February 21, 2014Liz Beaulieu, Editor
WASHINGTON - Industry stakeholders caution HME providers against putting too much stock in CMS's announcement last week that it will not initiate new audits as it transitions to new recovery audit contractors (RACs).“Essentially, this is common that a contractor slows down their new workload so they can finish it out before their contract ends,” said Wayne van Halem, president of The van Halem Group. “So, unfortunately for the DMEPOS industry, I believe it's just the calm before...