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Get the Skinny on Medicare Overpayment Timeline

Published on Mon Jun 24, 2024

Question: We’ve heard that Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) says we should return any overpayments to federal health programs within 60 days. But with so many billing and compliance rules, we haven’t paid much attention to this one. What do we need to know about it? South Carolina Subscriber Answer: You are correct — CMS issued a rule in 2016 [...]
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