Andrew B. Wachler Speaks on the Impact of Medicare Audits on Ancillary Health Care Providers at Washington Healthcare Summit
Andrew B. Wachler spoke to health care attorneys and others interested in health policy at the ninth annual Washington Health Care Summit in Arlington, VA.

ROYAL OAK, MI, December 10, 2011 /24-7PressRelease/ -- Andrew B. Wachler, along with Ted Doolittle, Deputy Director of Policy at the Center for Program Integrity, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and Edward Vishnevetsky of Munsch Hardt Kopf & Harr, PC of Dallas, TX, spoke to health care attorneys and others interested in health policy at the ninth annual Washington Health Care Summit in Arlington, VA. The title of the presentation was, "The Effect of Medicare Audits (ZPICs, RACs, CERTs, MICs, etc) on Ancillary Healthcare Providers (i.e. DME, Pharmacy Infusion, Home Health, Hospice) and Physicians." Recovery Audit Contractors (RACs) are government contractors paid on a contingency basis to recover Medicare overpayments to health care providers and to identify underpayments. Medicaid Integrity Program contractors MICs perform a similar role in relation to the Medicaid program. Medicare Administrative Contractors (MACs) process Medicare claims. Zone Program Integrity Contractors (ZPICs) are fraud investigators who also conduct post-payment audits for Medicare.

The 2011 Washington Healthcare Summit is a legal continuing education program addressed at attorneys from all segments of the health care bar as well as other professionals serving health care organizations or who are interested in health policy and the significant initiatives emanating from government agencies involved in health care policy and delivery.

Wachler has been practicing health care law for over 25 years. He counsels health care providers and organizations nationwide in a variety of health care legal matters. In addition, he writes and speaks nationally to professional organizations and other entities on health care law topics such as Medicare appeals, Stark and fraud and abuse, HIPAA, and other topics.

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