The farm bill was created as a temporary hand out to farmers created during the Depression, but now it's practically a permanent legislative fixture â a massive spending bill Congress passes every five years. Farm bill spending reached record levels in 2000, paying out $24.7 billion in subsidies.
Medicare contracted with the Omaha, Neb.-based StrategicHealthSolutions to serve as a Medicare supplemental medical review contractor (SMRC) in 2012 to âidentify and employ more efficient methods of medical review, such as data extrapolationâ and lower improper payments for fee-for-service claims, according to its website.
These claims are processed by Medicare. contractors [Fiscal Intermediaries (FIs) and Carriers] who are also responsible for a variety of. activities that support the business relationship between Medicare FFS providers and the Medicare. Program. Medicare contractors use the standard Remittance Advice (RA) as a means to.