| Subject: | CMS Issues Reminder about a Temporary Hold on Medicare Payments |
| Category: | Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)
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| Published: | Thu, 14 Sep 2006 - 12:00 am |
| CMS has issued a notice to health care providers who bill Medicare contractors for their services that, per section 5203 of the 2006 Deficit Reduction Act, there will be a temporary hold on Medicare payments for all claims, from September 22, 2006 to September 30, 2006, the last nine days of the federal fiscal year.
No interest will be accrued or paid, and no late penalty will be paid to an entity or individual for any delay in a payment by reason of this one-time hold on payments. All claims... The full article is available to StayAlert subscribers. Click here for a free trial subscription. |
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