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Last Modified: 4/22/2024 Location: FL, PR, USVI Business: Part A

Medicare-Medicaid crossover bad debt accounting classification

Providers claiming Medicare bad debt must meet 42 CFR 413.89 and all requirements from Chapter 3 of the Provider Reimbursement Manual compressed file. Correctly classify unpaid deductible and coinsurance amounts for Medicare-Medicaid crossover claims in your accounting records. For bad debt amounts:
Do not write off to a contractual allowance account
Charge to an expense account for uncollectible accounts (bad debt)
Effective for cost reporting periods beginning on or after October 1, 2019, providers must comply with these longstanding Medicare bad debt requirements.
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