Government Shutdown Will Not Delay Medicare Payments

The Government Shutdown that went into effect at Midnight on October 1, 2013 will not delay Medicare Payments.  A short memo on the CMS Medicare Learning Network this morning stated that Medicare Administrative Contractors will continue to perform all functions related to Medicare fee-for-service claims processing and payments. 

It is unclear if this will impact state survey activities or appeal reviews by administrative law judges.  We will notify you in a future email blast when these issues have been clarified.