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Posting Date: 09/07/2021

There’s Still Time to Register – National Government Services Preventive Service Week

There’s Still Time to Register – National Government Services Preventive Service Week National Government Services Provider Outreach and Education Team is holding a Special Virtual Conference on Medic...

Posting Date: 09/03/2021

Have Questions About the New NGSMedicare.com Website?

Have Questions About the New NGSMedicare.com Website? As you continue to use our new NGSMedicare.com website, if you see something that you want us to improve or if you have website questions, please ...

Posting Date: 09/02/2021

MLN Connects® Newsletter for Thursday, September 2, 2021

MLN Connects® Newsletter for Thursday, September 2, 2021 Ambulance Prior Authorization Model Implementation Dates View this edition as a: Webpage | PDF News Ambulance Prior Authorization Model Impleme...

Posting Date: 09/01/2021

Multijurisdictional Contractor Advisory Committee Meeting: Evidentiary Discussion Regarding Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation for Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder

Multijurisdictional Contractor Advisory Committee Meeting: Evidentiary Discussion Regarding Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation for Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder WPS Government Health Administrators, al...

Posting Date: 08/31/2021

Today's the Day - The New NGSMedicare.com Website is Live!

Today's the Day - The New NGSMedicare.com Website is Live! By now you’ve probably used our new NGSMedicare.com website. If you see something that you want us to improve or if you have website question...

Posting Date: 08/31/2021

The New NGSMedicare.com Website is Live!

The New NGSMedicare.com Website is Live! By now you’ve probably used our new NGSMedicare.com website. If you see something that you want us to improve or if you have website questions, please use the ...

Posting Date: 08/30/2021

Action Needed: Update Your NGSMedicare.com Bookmarks Now

Action Needed: Update Your NGSMedicare.com Bookmarks Now Although our new website address is still www.ngsmedicare.com, your old bookmarks will no longer work on our new website. You’ll need to delete...

Posting Date: 08/27/2021

The New NGSMedicare.com Website Goes Live on Monday 8/30/2021!

The New NGSMedicare.com Website Goes Live on Monday 8/30/2021! You still have time today to access and become familiar with our new site before it goes live on Monday! Please note: There will be int...

Posting Date: 08/27/2021

Reminder - Annual Mandatory Deadline for Submitting Low-Volume ESRD Facility Adjustment Requests for CY 2022 Are Due by 11/1/2021

Reminder: Annual Mandatory Deadline for Submitting Low-Volume ESRD Facility Adjustment Requests for CY 2021 Are Due by 11/1/2021 Attention End-Stage Renal Dialysis Facilities Per 42 CFR Section 413.23...

Posting Date: 08/27/2021

Electroencephalogram Pricing Change

Electroencephalogram Pricing Change National Government Services has reviewed our current contractor priced fees for EEG services (CPT 95700 and CPT 95705-95716) and has made adjustments to the fees p...

Posting Date: 08/27/2021

September 2021 Local Coverage Determination and Associated Billing and Coding Article Updates

September 2021 Local Coverage Determination and Associated Billing and Coding Article Updates Self-Administered Drug Exclusion List: Medical Policy Article (A53021/A53022) JK/J6 The article has been u...

Posting Date: 08/26/2021

Fiscal Year 2022 Low-Volume Hospital Adjustment Attestations

Fiscal Year 2022 Low-Volume Hospital Adjustment Attestations Attention Inpatient Prospective Payment System Hospitals Section 1886(d)(12) of the Social Security Act provides for an additional payment ...

Posting Date: 08/26/2021

MLN Connects® Newsletter for Thursday, August 26, 2021

MLN Connects® Newsletter for Thursday, August 26, 2021 Health Care Code Sets: ICD-10 — Revised View this edition as a: Webpage | PDF News Impact of the PHE on Telehealth: Comparative Billing Report in...

Posting Date: 08/26/2021

Four Days to Prepare: The New NGSMedicare.com Website Goes Live 8/30/2021

Four Days to Prepare: The New NGSMedicare.com Website Goes Live 8/30/2021 Act now! Access and become familiar with our new site before it goes live! The first time you access the site, you will be p...

Posting Date: 08/25/2021

Five Days to Prepare: The New NGSMedicare.com Website Goes Live 8/30/2021

Five Days to Prepare: The New NGSMedicare.com Website Goes Live 8/30/2021 Have your taken the opportunity to access and become familiar with our new site yet? If not, now’s the time! The first time ...

Posting Date: 08/24/2021

National Government Services Preventive Service Week

National Government Services Preventive Service Week National Government Services Provider Outreach and Education Team is holding a Special Virtual Conference on Medicare Preventive Services. Join us ...

Posting Date: 08/24/2021

CMS Survey Coming Soon to Better Understand Provider Audience

CMS Survey Coming Soon to Better Understand Provider Audience The Provider Communications Group (PCG) is conducting a study to better understand the Medicare fee-for-service (FFS) provider audience ch...

Posting Date: 08/24/2021

Six Days to Prepare: The New NGSMedicare.com Website Goes Live 8/30/2021

Six Days to Prepare: The New NGSMedicare.com Website Goes Live 8/30/2021 Have your taken the opportunity to access and become familiar with our new site yet? If not, now’s the time! The first time y...

Posting Date: 08/24/2021

MLN Connects® Special Edition for Tuesday, August 24, 2021

MLN Connects® Special Edition for Tuesday, August 24, 2021 CMS Expands Medicare Payments for At-Home COVID-19 Vaccinations Part of Biden-Harris Administration Vaccine Outreach, CMS Boosts Vaccine Acce...

Posting Date: 08/23/2021

Seven Days to Prepare: The New NGSMedicare.com Website Goes Live 8/30/2021

Seven Days to Prepare: The New NGSMedicare.com Website Goes Live 8/30/2021 When you visit NGSMedicare.com beginning 8/30/2021, you will see the same great content you do today in a new layout. You h...

Posting Date: 08/19/2021

MLN Connects® Newsletter for Thursday, August 19, 2021

MLN Connects® Newsletter for Thursday, August 19, 2021 COVID-19: Vaccinate Your Patients View this edition as a: Webpage | PDF News Immunization: Medicare Covers Vaccines Compliance Chiropractic Servi...

Posting Date: 08/17/2021

MLN Connects® Special Edition for Monday, August 16,2021

MLN Connects® Special Edition for Monday, August 16, 2021 COVID-19 Vaccines Additional Doses: Codes & Payment The FDA amended the emergency use authorizations (EUAs) for both the Pfizer BioNTech COVID...

Posting Date: 08/17/2021

Care Management Services for Behavioral Health Conditions

Care Management Services for Behavioral Health Conditions Primary care physicians who are treating Medicare patients with depression diagnoses can utilize this service without a behavioral health mana...

Posting Date: 08/17/2021

New NGSMedicare.com Coming 8/30/2021

New NGSMedicare.com Coming 8/30/2021 We have listened and gained invaluable insight from you on our provider content website, NGSMedicare.com. Coming 8/30/2021, we will be releasing a new redesigned p...

Posting Date: 08/13/2021

MLN Connects® Special Edition for Friday, August 13, 2021

MLN Connects® Special Edition for Friday, August 13, 2021 COVID-19 Vaccine Additional Dose Medicare stands ready to pay for administering an additional dose of COVID-19 vaccine consistent with the FDA...

Posting Date: 08/12/2021

MLN Connects® Newsletter for Thursday, August 12, 2021

MLN Connects® Newsletter for Thursday, August 12, 2021 COVID-19: Vaccinate Your Patients View this edition as a: Webpage | PDF News COVID-19: Vaccinate Your Patients CMS Resumes Targeted Probe & Educa...

Posting Date: 08/10/2021

Provider Action To Be Taken Following the Provider-Based Mid-Build Audit

Provider Action To Be Taken Following the Provider-Based Mid-Build Audit The off-campus PBDs that were “mid-build” prior to 11/2/2015 received mid-build determination letters in January from CMS mid-b...