tci Part B Insider - 2008 Issue 41

Physician Notes: Medicare Owes Millions in Back Pay to Physicians in California, Hawaii, and Nevada

Plus: Congress to consider paying hospices at higher rates for days near the beginning and ending of the patient's stay.Physicians in three states continue to tap their fingers waiting for payment from Medicare, thanks to a recent UPIN number snafu that one carrier appears to have made.According to a Nov. 8 L.A. Times article, some physicians in Hawaii, California, and Nevada haven't collected money from Medicare for long periods of time -- some not since February -- and money is getting tight in those practices.The reason: Physicians in these states were expected to begin using...

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