Final

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

Issue Date: August 01, 2017

Program Area: Vendor Management, Payments, and Collections (VMPC)

Question: What can be the reason a payment listed on the Preliminary Payment Reports (PPR) is not received?

Answer: The payment on the PPR can be offset by a current payment cycle charge or a previous payment cycle outstanding balance prior to payment. Also, if any oustanding government debt is owed to Treasury, there could be a Treasury offset applied to the payment on the PPR prior to the payment being made to the Issuer.

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