CMS will send separate letters about
e-Rx penalty, hardship exemption status
Expect either a letter or an email from your Medicare Administrative Contractor (MAC) warning you that you face a 1% payment penalty in 2012 under the e-prescribing (e-Rx) rule. CMS will send a separate letter or email to practices that submitted an e-Rx hardship exemption to avoid the penalty, that informs them whether their request was approved or denied.
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