tci Part B Insider - 2013 Issue 35

Government Shutdown: Medicare Keeps Rolling During Government Shutdown

Your MACs will continue processing payments, enrollment, CMS says. Whether you were worried that the government shutdowns would mean halted Medicare payments or you were thrilled at the thought that the OIG would be ceasing operations, you’d be incorrect in both cases. Although the government shutdown will affect scores of federal operations nationwide, Medicare payments won’t be impacted. Although many government agencies are shuttered while Congress continues its back-and-forth over the Federal budget and the Affordable Care Act, Medicare claims will continue processing normally, CMS said in an Oct. 1 statement. “During the time that the...

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