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Some claims affected by lower rate due to last-minute pay fix
Check your remittances for claims with dates of service of April 1 and beyond as at least one carrier processed claims at a reduced rate. The claims will require re-processing. Other Medicare carriers say they held off on processing claims with dates of service of April 1 and beyond until after Congress acted late on April 15 to pass a pay fix, which was quickly signed by President Obama, to delay the 21.3% cut until May 31 (PBN 4/19/10).
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