On the wisdom of RAC.

AUDITING; FRAUD; MEDICARE; CENTERS for Medicare & Medicaid Services (U.S.)

The article focuses on the Medicare Recovery Audit Contractor (RAC) program launched by the U.S. government. The Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) believes the initiative, which relies on third-party auditors to find improper payments, will cut down on fraud and save the Treasury money. Hospital industry executives complain the program assumes that hospitals are cheating the system, and they foresee massive and costly headaches in complying with the audits.