tci Medicare Compliance & Reimbursement - 2008 Issue 36

Industry Notes: Medicare Owes Millions In Back Pay To Physicians

Plus: Hospices may get higher pay for beginning and end of patient's. 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, Medicare hasn't paid some physicians in Hawaii, California, and Nevada for long periods of time -- not since February for some -- and money is getting tight in those practices. The reason: Physicians in these states were expected to begin using new UPIN numbers last May, but one of the...

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