tci Part B Insider - 2010 Issue 13

MEDICARE PAY: 21 Percent Pay Cut Kicked in April 1 -- But MACs Are Holding Claims

No legislative wrangling can take place until Apr. 12. Unless Congress steps in soon,you could be facing the 21.2 percent Medicare pay cut that you've feared since January. Despite several Congressional attempts to cobble together another temporary pay fix to prevent cuts to your Medicare pay, no votes solidified these efforts. Lawmakers went on recess on March 29, leaving practices to face the 21.2 percent pay cut effective April 1.Claims hold: Congress returns on April 12, and your MACs will wait until after that before they begin processing claims, in hopes that lawmakers will pass...

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