Palmetto Jurisdiction 1 Part B NOTICE OF NEW INTEREST RATE FOR MEDICARE OVERPAYMENTS AND UNDERPAYMENTS

Jurisdiction 1 Part B

NOTICE OF NEW INTEREST RATE FOR MEDICARE OVERPAYMENTS AND UNDERPAYMENTS

Medicare Regulation 42 CFR §405.378 provides for the assessment of interest at the higher of the current value of funds rate (one percent for calendar year 2013) or the private consumer rate as fixed by the Department of the Treasury. The Department of the Treasury has notified the Department of Health and Human Services that the private consumer rate has been changed to 10.375 percent effective July 17, 2013, for Medicare overpayments and underpayments.

Source: Change Request 8415

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