CGI filed the lawsuit in federal court objecting to CMS’ proposed payment terms for the new RAC contracts, and the agency has agreed to postpone awarding the contracts while the case proceeds, according to the report.
CGI has claimed the payment terms proposed by CMS in the new contracts will create “an intolerable revenue flow model,” according to a RAC Monitor report. Currently, RACs can receive their contingency fees following the exhaustion of the first level of appeal of a claim determination. Under the new contracts, RACs can’t receive that payment until the second level of appeal is exhausted, according to the report.
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