Hold on Medicare Payments

A brief hold will be placed on Medicare payments for all claims for the last nine days of the Federal fiscal year, i.e., September 22, 2006 – September 30, 2006. Claims held as a result of this one-time policy will be paid on October 2, 2006. No interest or late penalty will be paid to an entity or individual for any delay in a payment by reason of this one-time hold on payments.