Restructure Will Happen Before CMS Gets a New Chief The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is being restructured, despite lacking a Senate-confirmed administrator since the last one stepped down October 2006. The new structure adds a new pricipal deputy administrator, reporting directly to Acting CMS Administrator Charlene Frizzera. Firzzera announced the changes Feb. […]

Expect More Programs Like Recovery Audit Contractors President Obama signed a presidential memorandum directing all federal departments and agencies to “expand and intensify their use of payment recapture audits under their current authority,” on March 10. No additional legislation is needed, therefore, for the agencies to enact programs similar to CMS’s Recovery Audit Contractors program.  […]