Recovery Audit Program: Medicare Administrative Contractor (MAC)-issued Demand Letters

As of January 3, 2012, CMS is transferring the responsibility for issuing demand letters to providers from its Recovery Auditors to its claims processing contractors. This change was made to avoid any delays in demand letter issuance. As a result, when a Recovery Auditor finds that improper payments have been made to you, they will submit claim adjustments to your Medicare (claims processing) contractor. Your Medicare contractor will then establish receivables and issue automated demand letters for any Recovery Auditor identified overpayment. The Medicare contractor will follow the same process as is used to recover any other overpayment from you.