Expanding Access to URAC-Accredited Medical Review Services for Federal Agencies
Wilkes-Barre, PA – October 16, 2025–Federal Hearings & Appeals Services (FHAS), a national leader in independent medical review and dispute resolution, today announced it has been awarded a contract on the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) Multiple Award Schedule (MAS). This procurement vehicle positions FHAS as a qualified small business provider, streamlining federal agencies’ access to its clinician-led services, designed to combat fraud, waste, and abuse in health programs.
The GSA MAS contract enables FHAS to deliver scalable medical review, appeals management, and provider outreach and education solutions to federal entities, including those overseeing Medicare, Medicaid, and other critical health initiatives. As a small business with dual URAC accreditation in Health Utilization Management (HUM) and appeals as an Independent Review Organization (IRO), FHAS brings unmatched expertise in producing audit-ready determinations, shortening appeals backlogs, and minimizing improper payments through its nationwide panels of certified physicians, nurses, and coders.
“This milestone underscores our commitment to empowering federal agencies with defensible, efficient processes that safeguard compliance and enhance program integrity,” said Jim Bobeck, Esq., CEO of FHAS. “Being recognized on the GSA MAS as a small business opens new doors for collaboration, allowing us to scale our proven solutions during high-volume surges and deliver measurable cost savings. We’re proud to continue serving the public trust with transparency and excellence.”
FHAS’s federal offerings include:
- Medical Review and Utilization Management: Prompt prior authorizations, ICD-10 coding audits, and compliance reviews to reduce coding risks and improper payments.
- Appeals Management: Impartial handling of 1st-, 2nd-, and 3rd-level appeals with licensed clinicians, ensuring timely decisions and low overturn rates.
- Provider Outreach & Education: Customized programs based on CMS’s Targeted Probe & Educate model to guide providers on billing best practices and minimize claim errors.
- Eligibility Determinations: Best-in-class business processing solutions for agencies and contractors that handle high volumes of social service benefit determinations and accurately service government benefit programs.
By aligning with federal audit standards from CMS and OIG, FHAS helps agencies shorten recovery cycles, manage workloads flexibly, and foster public confidence in health program administration.
About FHAS
FHAS, a URAC-accredited Independent Review Organization (IRO) with URAC HUM and ISO 9001:2015 certification, is a national leader in dispute resolution, medical claims and appeals reviews, legal adjudication services, utilization management reviews, and business process outsourcing. As the industry’s foremost authority on healthcare adjudication and a leading medical claims review partner, FHAS leverages 30 years of expertise to deliver fair, accurate, and timely solutions for healthcare providers, payors, federal and state government agencies, and industry vendors supporting government-subsidized programs. FHAS operates at the intersection of healthcare, regulation, and government programs, supporting payers and public agencies in delivering fair, evidence-based outcomes.
Media Contact:
Michael Deckman
579-550-4466
deckmanmi@fhas.com
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