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Healthcare Integrated General Ledger Accounting System (HIGLAS) Payment to CMSHQ – Return to Trust Fund

The purpose of this Change Request (CR) is to provide instructions to Shared-System Maintainers and HIGLAS to update systems functionality to facilitate the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) in receiving electronic payments from Medicare Administrative Contractors (MACs). The MACs are sending paper checks to the CMS on behalf of providers for Civil Monetary Policy (CMP) and settlement agreements authorized by the Centers for Program Integrity (CPI) and Office of General Counsel (OGC).

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

Issue Date: May 04, 2023

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