Agency Instructs MACs to Hold Claims During Shutdown

Agency Instructs MACs to Hold Claims During Shutdown

In a special edition of the MLN Connects newsletter, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced that it has directed Medicare Administrative Contractors (MACs) to hold all Medicare Physician Fee Schedule, ground ambulance transport, and Federally Qualified Health Center claims with dates of service on or after October 1, in anticipation of Congressional action. The agency says it… (Testa, October 16, 2025) #Ambulance, #Community Health Centers, #Physicians, #Telehealth