Miller, Kaplan, Arase & Co., LLP expands Claims Audit Practice

Miller, Kaplan, Arase & Co., LLP expands its claims audit practice with the addition of Robert J. Frcek, CPA as the Director of Benefit Services

North Hollywood, Calif., April 1 –Miller, Kaplan, Arase & Co., LLP (MKA), a Certified Public Accounting firm with specialized expertise in providing benefit plan claims audit services, announced today that Robert J. Frcek, CPA, has joined the firm as Director of Benefit Services.

Before joining the firm, Robert J. Frcek was the founder and Chief Executive Officer of Benefit Plan Audit Services, LLC, a leading provider of claims and operational review and evaluation services for public and private sector health benefit plans, third party administrators (TPAs), and insurance carriers. Robert is a CPA who served for nearly 20 years as the Chief Audit Executive for several large, nationally recognized TPAs. Mr. Frcek stated, “I am proud and excited to join forces with Miller, Kaplan, Arase & Co., LLP, which provides the expertise and depth of resources of a CPA firm with a strong, dedicated claims auditing practice, specializing in the review of health claims benefit plan payments, procedures, and controls. We will continue to offer our clients the highest quality professional consulting services, on a cost-effective basis.”

Mr. Frcek added, “Miller, Kaplan, Arase & Co., LLP has a commitment to providing our clients with the best people for the job. Our team of professionals has a proven track record in all aspects of claims examining and auditing. We hire only the most qualified, seasoned professionals in the health care auditing and consulting field. We know that it takes experience in the health care payment and operations environment to understand the complexity and intricacies of benefit plans. We provide a team of professionals with the depth of talent and skills to quickly and effectively make a difference for our clients, and save them money. We bring a proven track record and the ingredients to succeed to every project we perform. And, we do all this at a reasonable cost.”

Miller, Kaplan, Arase & Co., LLP, first engaged by employee benefits plan clients in the early 1950’s, currently has approximately 130 ongoing relationships with health plans, and has continued to develop dedicated capabilities to provide the special services required by these plans. This includes claim audits of self-administered plans, third-party administrators, insurance carriers, and PPO networks, which MKA has performed for more than 35 years. MKA currently performs more than 200 claims audits throughout the United States each year.

For additional information on Robert J. Frcek or MKA’s Claims Audit Practice, visit www.millerkaplan.com or contact Robert J. Frcek.

About MKA: Miller, Kaplan, Arase & Co., LLP, the largest accounting firm in the San Fernando Valley with a staff of over 140 professionals, provides audit, accounting, consulting, measurement and advisory services – servicing clients worldwide through offices in North Hollywood, San Francisco, Las Vegas and through its independent membership in Baker Tilly International. As an independent member firm of Baker Tilly International, MKA is part of a global alliance of 138 independent member firms operating in 104 countries.