Although Congress has not yet delayed the 21% reimbursement cut set to take effect April 1, 2010 for services paid under the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule, CMS believes Congress will take action. Accordingly, CMS has instructed its contractors to hold claims for services paid under the MPFS for the first ten business days of April. The hold will apply to claims with April 1 or later dates of service. The hold will give Congress some time to act on the payment cut after it returns April 12 from a recess. You may view an email from CMS announcing the ten business day hold here.
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