Medicare Claims Advisory: Interest Rate Increases for Overpayment, Underpayment

The rate of interest that Medicare will pay you for claims that were underpaid, or collect from you from claims that were overpaid, has increased to 10.25 percent, up from the 10.125 percent that has been in effect since Oct. 18, 2013. The change is effective as of Jan. 21, 2014. The Centers for Medicare…