tci Part B Insider - 2009 Issue 34

PART B APPEALS: CMS Can't Recoup Overpayments From You During Appeal Phase

You can collect interest from CMS on overpayments if you triumph during third appeal level or thereafter. When CMS sends a recoupment notice, practices listen, and generally send back the requested overpayment amount right away, even if they plan to appeal it. But in the future, if you think CMS is wrong, you can hang on to your money during the appeal phase. And if CMS finds out it recouped an overpayment from you in error, the agency may even pay you interest. According to a final rule published in the Sept. 16 Federal Register, CMS will no longer...

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