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Limitation on Recoupment - MCS Recoupment and Claims Adjustment Process

Guidance for CMS regarding requirement to change the way Medicare recoups certain overpayments as stated in Section 1893(f)(2) of the Social Security Act, added by Section 935(a) of the Medicare Prescription Drug Improvement and Modernization Act of 2003 (MMA).

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

Issue Date: September 26, 2008

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