New Interest Rate Issued for Medicare Over/Under Payments

The Treasury Department has changed the interest rate Medicare contractors can charge or pay for claims under- and over-payments, according to an AAPC release.

Beginning April 19, the private consumer interest rate is 11 percent, compared with 11.25 percent in the previous reporting period. Medicare Regulation 42 CFR §405.378 provides for the interest assessment at the higher of the current value of funds rate, or the private consumer rate as fixed by the Treasury Department, according to the report. Interest accrues from the final determination date.

Read CMS Transmittal 187, Change Request 7153, issued April 12.

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