Medicare Managed Care Manual (Pub. 100-16), Ch. 18a § 30.3
Rules Applicable to Partial Payments
30.3 - Rules Applicable to Partial Payments
(Rev. 30, 09-05-03)
If an overpayment is repaid in installments or recouped by withholding from other
payments due the HCPP:
• Each payment or recoupment will be applied first to accrued interest and then to
principal; and
• After each payment or recoupment, interest will accrue on the remaining unpaid
balance.