01/20/2015
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"Then who determines that, in 2011, for example, that 61 percent of the $9.7 billion that was paid by the MACs, who determines that 61 percent of that were improper payments?"
"First of all, we certainly agree that any level of improper payment is not acceptable, and certainly a two-thirds rate of improper payments is not acceptable."
"Is that 100 percent of CMS claims paid through the MAC?"
"Now, that should not be a very difficult thing to fix when you take a look at--especially with the Internet now, you can really get a competitive price very quickly."