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Pub 100-06 Medicare Financial Management: Notice of New Interest Rate for Medicare Overpayments and Underpayments - 2nd Qtr Notification for FY 2015

Guidance that announces the Department of the Treasury has changed the private consumer rate to 10.5 percent. Medicare Regulation 42 CFR section 405.378 provides for the assessment of interest at the higher of the current value of funds rate (currently 1%) or the private consumer rate for the charging and payment of interest on overpayments and underpayments to Medicare providers.

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

Issue Date: January 14, 2015

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