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Posting Date: 12/14/2023

MLN Connects® Newsletter: December 14, 2023

MLN Connects® Newsletter: December 14, 2023 News CMS Releases Revised Guidance for Medicare Prescription Drug Inflation Rebate Program Medicare Part B Inflation Rebate Guidance: Use of the 340B Modifi...

Posting Date: 12/14/2023

Medicare Demand Letter Rebuttals

Medicare Demand Letter Rebuttals National Government Services has seen an influx of overpayment rebuttal inquiries and here’s what you need to know. Rebuttals should be rare and only approved if NGS h...

Posting Date: 12/08/2023

Reminder: OPPS Provider-Based Edits

Reminder: OPPS Provider-Based Edits Are you having issues with the recently implemented provider-based billing edits impacting OPPS facilities with multiple service locations? Certain edits were imple...

Posting Date: 12/08/2023

CR13468 - Payment of Codes for Chemotherapy Administration and Nonchemotherapy Injections and Infusions

CR13468 - Payment of Codes for Chemotherapy Administration and Nonchemotherapy Injections and Infusions Posted 12/8/2023

Posting Date: 12/07/2023

The Comprehensive Error Rate Testing Contractor Process

The Comprehensive Error Rate Testing Contractor Process The CERT contractor randomly selects claims providers submit to Medicare to determine if the claim was paid properly under Medicare coverage, co...

Posting Date: 12/07/2023

Institutional Providers: Revised CMS-855A Medicare Enrollment Paper Application Required 12/17/2023

Institutional Providers: Revised CMS-855A Medicare Enrollment Paper Application Required 12/17/2023 If you don’t use PECOS, use the revised CMS-855A (Medicare Enrollment Application -Institutional Pro...

Posting Date: 12/07/2023

MLN Connects® Newsletter: December 7, 2023

MLN Connects® Newsletter: December 7, 2023 News Citrix Bleed Vulnerability: Act Now Marriage and Family Therapists & Mental Health Counselors: Enroll in Medicare Now Health Professional Shortage Area:...

Posting Date: 12/06/2023

National Government Services Medicare Administrative Contractor Provider Intervention Program

National Government Services Medicare Administrative Contractor Provider Intervention Program Are you aware that National Government Services has a MAC MPIP? The goal of this program is to notify you ...

Posting Date: 12/04/2023

The New York Regional Office of CMS – Monthly Office Hours/Open Forum

The New York Regional Office of CMS – Monthly Office Hours/Open Forum The New York Regional Office of CMS (Region 2) conducts a monthly Office Hours/Open Forum meeting that allows physicians and their...

Posting Date: 11/30/2023

MLN Connects® Newsletter: November 30, 2023

MLN Connects® Newsletter: November 30, 2023 News Quality Payment Program: Preview Your Performance Information by December 12 HIV: Screening is Knowledge Claims, Pricers, & Codes Resubmit Telehealth C...

Posting Date: 11/29/2023

The CY 2024 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Is Now Available

The CY 2024 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Is Now Available The CY 2024 MPFS is now available. You can view the new fees using the Fee Schedule Lookup tool located on NGSMedicare.com. Posted 11/29/20...

Posting Date: 11/29/2023

The Comprehensive Error Rate Testing Contractor

The Comprehensive Error Rate Testing Contractor The CERT contractor randomly selects claims providers submit to Medicare to determine if the claim was paid properly under Medicare coverage, coding and...

Posting Date: 11/29/2023

Critical Access Hospitals: Bill Correctly

Critical Access Hospitals: Bill Correctly The CERT contractor randomly selects claims providers submit to Medicare to determine if the claim was paid properly under Medicare coverage, coding and bil...

Posting Date: 11/29/2023

LCD and Billing and Coding Article Updates for November/December 2023

LCD and Billing and Coding Article Updates for November/December 2023 LCDs Effective 12/24/2023 Amniotic and Placental-Derived Product Injections and/or Applications for Musculoskeletal Indications, N...

Posting Date: 11/28/2023

WellSky Home Health Claim Primary Diagnosis Coding Issue

WellSky Home Health Claim Primary Diagnosis Coding Issue WellSky has identified a software error for their HHA customers that potentially impacted claims submitted between 9/29/2021 and 10/27/2022. Th...

Posting Date: 11/22/2023

MLN Connects® Newsletter: November 22, 2023

MLN Connects® Newsletter: November 22, 2023 News CMS Roundup (Nov 17, 2023) Provider Enrollment Application Fee: CY 2024 Clinical Laboratory Fee Schedule: CY 2024 Final Payment Determinations & Report...

Posting Date: 11/22/2023

Tobacco Cessation Counseling Doesn’t Have To Be Lengthy or Intimidating

Tobacco Cessation Counseling Doesn’t Have To Be Lengthy or Intimidating Did you know that tobacco cessation counseling is a covered Medicare service? Brief tobacco counseling provides substantial heal...

Posting Date: 11/20/2023

January 2024 Release "Dark Days" for the Common Working File Hosts

January 2024 Release "Dark Days" for the Common Working File Hosts For the upcoming January 2024 Release: For Production, CWF will be observing the Gray Day on Thursday, 12/28/2023 and Dark Days start...

Posting Date: 11/16/2023

MLN Connects® Newsletter: November 16, 2023

MLN Connects® Newsletter: November 16, 2023 News Unprecedented Efforts to Increase Transparency of Nursing Home Ownership Hospital Price Transparency: Use Required CMS Template Layout to Encode Hospit...

Posting Date: 11/15/2023

Fraud Awareness Week and National Rural Health Day

Fraud Awareness Week and National Rural Health Day Since this week is Fraud Awareness Week and National Rural Health Day is tomorrow on 11/16/2023, we wanted to share these valuable resources with you...