CMS announces 2014 amounts in controversy threshold amounts for Medicare appeals

CMS has published its annual update of the amount in controversy (AIC) threshold amounts for Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) hearings and judicial review under the Medicare appeals process. Effective for requests filed on or after January 1, 2014, the AIC threshold amounts are $140 for ALJ hearings (the same as 2013) and $1,430 for judicial review (compared to $1,400 in 2013).