Court Blocks CMS From Moving Forward With New RAC Contracts

Court Blocks CMS From Moving Forward With New RAC Contracts-insidehealthpolicy: A federal claims court has stopped CMS from moving forward with new contracts for Recovery Auditors pending CGI Federal, Inc.'s appeal of an earlier decision that sided with CMS over the contractor's protest.The agency had previously said it hoped the new contracts would be awarded this year, but one lobbyist following the issue says the appeal adds more uncertainty to the contracting process. If CGI wins, the agency must start the contracting process for the RACs over again, which the lobbyist said is not ideal. One industry expert said the court's decision could push back the contracting process by another year.