CMS Announces Recovery Audit Program Prepayment Review Demonstration

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) are conducting a three-year demonstration to expand prepayment review of Medicare claims.  The Recovery Audit Program Prepayment Review demonstration will allow Medicare Recovery Auditors to conduct prepayment claim reviews. Medicare Administrative Contractors (MACs) currently perform a small amount of prepayment review. Under this demonstration, CMS will expand RAC…