Physicians: DOCS GET RELIEF ON FEE SCHEDULE ADJUSTMENT
Potential cash flow mess averted
Good news for doctors: Physicians won't have to cough up overpayments arising from the delayed implementation of the 2003 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule .
July was looking to be a tricky cash flow month for physicians, since the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services had planned to require carriers to collect overpayments relating to certain claims for services provided in January and February of this year. The problem arose from the delay in the effective date of the Fee Schedule - which was March 1, 2003, rather than Jan. 1. Claims with dates of service...
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