42 C.F.R. § 413.178 Bad debts.
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(a) CMS will reimburse each facility its allowable Medicare bad debts, as defined in §413.89(b), up to the facility's costs, as determined under Medicare principles, in a single lump sum payment at the end of the facility's cost reporting period. (b) A facility must attempt to collect deductible and coinsurance amounts owed by beneficiaries before requesting reimbursement from CMS for uncollectible amounts. Section 413.89 specifies the collection efforts facilities must make. (c) A facility must request payment for uncollectible deductible and coinsurance amounts owed by beneficiaries by submitting an itemized list that specifically enumerates all uncollectable amounts related to covered services under the composite rate. [62 FR 43668, Aug. 15, 1997, as amended at 70 FR 47489, Aug. 12, 2005
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PART 413—PRINCIPLES OF REASONABLE COST REIMBURSEMENT; PAYMENT FOR END-STAGE RENAL DISEASE SERVICES; PROSPECTIVELY DETERMINED PAYMENT RATES FOR SKILLED NURSING FACILITIES
Subpart H—Payment for End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) Services and Organ Procurement Costs
§ 413.178 Bad debts.
