Accelerated and Advance Payment (AAP) for Medicare Ends on July 12

July 8, 2024

The Biden administration announced the termination of a program that provided more than $2.55 billion in accelerated and advance Medicare payments to over 4,200 providers (hospitals and physicians) that suffered cash flow disruptions following the Change Healthcare cyberattack. CMS announced that Medicare payments under the Accelerated and Advance Payment (AAP) Program for the Change Healthcare/Optum Payment Disruption (CHOPD) will end on July 12.

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Dr. Fife is Co-Founder and Chief Medical Officer of Intellicure, Executive Director of the US Wound Registry, and Editor of Today’s Wound Clinic.

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Be sure to read all of Ms. Emanuel’s article, which calls for radical reforms such as holding auditors accountable for mistakes.

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