Medicare Financial Management Manual (Pub. 100-06), Ch. 5 § 270.2
Line 2a, New Receivables (Principal) - (Rev. 5, 08-30-02)
270.2 - Line 2a, New Receivables (Principal) - (Rev. 5, 08-30-02)
A1-1923.2, A1-1943.2, B1-4923.2, B1-4943.2
The contractor enters the number and amount for all new receivables established at its
location during the FY. New receivables for intermediaries include cost report
settlements and credit balances. For both intermediaries and carriers, overpayments and
claims accounts receivables for all claim types are included. For carriers only, beneficiary
debt and under-tolerance accounts receivable are included.
For MSP new receivables includes group health plan data-match, non-data-match,
liability (including worker's compensation, auto and no fault), etc.
The contractor does not include those receivables transferred from other Medicare
contractors, other CMS locations, Currently Not Collectible (CNC), or other transferred
locations in prior fiscal periods. It includes all of these items on Lines 5b, 5d, 5f, or 6b,
Transferred In Amounts.
NOTE: MSP accounts receivable are not established until a settlement, judgment or
award has been reached and a demand letter is sent.