Plus: CMS extends QRP deadline for SNF and others.
If you’re filing an Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) request, expect the amount that remains in controversy to go up starting Jan. 1.
Currently, the amount in controversy (AIC) stands at $160 for ALJ hearing requests, and will go up to $170 in 2020, according to a Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) notice.
For reviews requested in the federal district court, the AIC will increase from $1,630 this year to $1,670 in 2020.
CMS updates the AIC threshold amounts annually.
See the CMS notice in the...
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