CMS has released minor updates to is Medicare Accelerated and Advance Payment FAQs (dated June 24, 2021). The FAQs offer links to Code of Federal Regulation cites describing CMS’s authority and limitations with repayment. New FAQs describe MAC action and options if a provider still owes money after the statutory repayment window, and additional details on how to request an Extended Repayment Schedule (ERS). Of note the ERS steps do not differ from those previously described in the Medicare Financial Management manual. AHCA/NCAL has provided information on how to request an ERS.

More Information:

• COVID-19 Accelerated and Advance Payments webpage
• Repayment of COVID-19 Accelerated and Advance Payments Began on March 30, 2021 (PDF) (MLN Matters Article, April 1, 2021)