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Medicare Overpayments

Guidance that provides information about Medicare overpayments. These are payments to the provider that exceed the proper amount, and when identified, result in a debt the provider owes the government…Topics are: Overpayment definition, Overpayment collection process, Overpayment collection tools, Payment options, Debt collection process timeframes, and Resources.

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Final

Issued by: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)

Issue Date: March 01, 2020

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