Update: This story has been updated to show that CMS has reversed its earlier statement indicating that it would pause all Medicare payments to physicians.
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services said late Wednesday that it was not pausing all Medicare payments to doctors, after a statement earlier in the day stated it would.
Instead, the agency will only wait to process claims that are related to programs that have expired, such as some telehealth or rural services.
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