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of Las Vegas is one of four permanent contractorzs tapped to identify provider overpayments and underpaymentsx in four newly designated areas ofthe nation. The compan y began working with six Westernstates Oct. 1; California will be addesd on March 1, 2009. The new national program follows a controversial pilot program in sixstates — including California that resulted in the returnb of more than $900 million in overpayment to the Medicare Trust Fund between 2005 and 2008 and payoutt of nearly $38 million in underpaymentx to providers.
The programj was blasted by hospitals for errors and the widespread rejectionh of claims by theinitial contractor, Atlanta-baseds The company was not amongf the permanent contractors announced Monday. “We are obviously disappointed in (Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services’) decision and believe our proposal offered the best value,” Jamew McCurry, PRG-Schultz president and chief executive officer said in a prepared statement. “Once we have reviewed the details behindthe selections, we will evaluatr all of our options.
” The lauded the “It is well-known that hospitals in Californiaw had challenges during the demonstration stage of the program with the previouxs program contractor,” association president Duane Daunedr said in a preparexd statement. “CHA looks forward to a constructivde and productive relationshipwith HealthDataInsights.”