News - NGSMEDICARE

Posting Date: 10/25/2022

October and November 2022 Billing and Coding and Medical Policy Article Updates

October and November 2022 Billing and Coding and Medical Policy Article Updates Retired article: Billing and Coding: Complex Drug Administration Coding (A58620) Revised articles: Billing and Coding: M...

Posting Date: 10/21/2022

Revised LCD Comments Address - Updated

Revised LCD Comments Address - Updated Due to a technical issue with the LCD Comments mailbox for National Government Services, emailed comments have not been received by NGS. Please use this alternat...

Posting Date: 10/20/2022

Physicians/Practitioners! Are You Ordering Oxygen for Your Patients?

Physicians/Practitioners! Are You Ordering Oxygen for Your Patients? This is your opportunity to hear directly from the Medicare contractors regarding documentation required for coverage criteria to b...

Posting Date: 10/20/2022

MLN Connects® Newsletter: October 20, 2022

MLN Connects® Newsletter: October 20, 2022 News Skilled Nursing Facility Provider Preview Reports: Review by November 14 Help Your Patients Make Informed Health Care Decisions Ambulance Fee Schedule: ...

Posting Date: 10/19/2022

You Can Help Your Patients Quit Tobacco Use - The Great American Smokeout Is Coming!

You Can Help Your Patients Quit Tobacco Use - The Great American Smokeout Is Coming! Join us for our weekly webinar series on Medicare’s preventative service, "Counseling to Prevent Tobacco Use." Stat...

Posting Date: 10/19/2022

A/B and DME Collaborative Glucose Monitors and Supplies

A/B and DME Collaborative Glucose Monitors and Supplies View the A/B and DME Collaborative Glucose Monitors and Supplies YouTube Video for coverage criteria, documentation requirements and resources f...

Posting Date: 10/18/2022

Provider Outreach and Education Events

Provider Outreach and Education Events Our Provider Outreach and Education team offers a wealth of educational sessions for a variety of Medicare topics throughout the year. Because there are so many ...

Posting Date: 10/17/2022

The Home Health and Hospice Targeted Probe and Educate Process

The Home Health and Hospice Targeted Probe and Educate Process Medical Review conducts TPE on claims from all providers under the Medicare Program. Protect your revenue by gaining more knowledge regar...

Posting Date: 10/14/2022

Cardiac, Intensive Cardiac and Pulmonary Rehabilitation Services

Cardiac, Intensive Cardiac and Pulmonary Rehabilitation Services We’ve added Cardiac, Intensive Cardiac and Pulmonary Rehabilitation information to the Cardiac Specialty section of our website. These ...

Posting Date: 10/13/2022

MLN Connects® Newsletter: October 13, 2022

MLN Connects® Newsletter: October 13, 2022 News Protect Your Patients in October: Give Them a Flu Shot and COVID-19 Vaccine Vacating Differential Payment Rate for 340B-Acquired Drugs in 2022 Outpatien...

Posting Date: 10/12/2022

Introducing our new Medicare Topic: Tobacco Cessation

Introducing our new Medicare Topic: Tobacco Cessation Visit our new designated Tobacco Cessation Medicare Topic for everything health care providers need to know about Medicare coverage for tobacco ce...

Posting Date: 10/12/2022

Drugs and Biologicals Frequently Asked Questions

Drugs and Biologicals Frequently Asked Questions We’ve added new frequently asked questions to our website. View answers to common questions about Drugs and Biologicals to ensure you have the informat...

Posting Date: 10/10/2022

The Great American Smokeout is Coming!

The Great American Smokeout is Coming! As a health care professional who provides care to patients with Medicare, you can help protect the health of your patients by encouraging them to take advantage...

Posting Date: 10/06/2022

MLN Connects® Newsletter for Thursday, October 6, 2022

MLN Connects® Newsletter for Thursday, October 6, 2022 News Resources & Flexibilities to Assist with Public Health Emergency in South Carolina Implementation of Inflation Reduction Act Provision Addre...

Posting Date: 10/06/2022

Notification of the 2023 Dollar Amount in Controversy Required to Sustain Appeal Rights for an Administrative Law Judge Hearing or Federal District Court Review

Notification of the 2023 Dollar Amount in Controversy Required to Sustain Appeal Rights for an Administrative Law Judge Hearing or Federal District Court Review The amount that must remain in controve...

Posting Date: 10/05/2022

Do You Only Order or Certify Services? Use Revised Enrollment Form CMS-855O by January 1

Do You Only Order or Certify Services? Use Revised Enrollment Form CMS-855O by January 1 The revised Enrollment for Eligible Ordering/Certifying Physicians and Other Eligible Professionals (Form CMS-8...

Posting Date: 10/04/2022

Free Medicare Home Health YouTube Videos

Free Medicare Home Health YouTube Videos National Government Services has a plethora of educational Medicare Home Health YouTube videos regarding billing and documentation. These videos are free, shor...

Posting Date: 10/04/2022

Free Medicare Hospice YouTube Videos

Free Medicare Hospice YouTube Videos National Government Services has an array of educational Medicare Hospice YouTube videos regarding billing and documentation. These videos are free, short in lengt...

Posting Date: 10/03/2022

Your Feedback In Action – NGSConnex Improvements

Your Feedback In Action – NGSConnex Improvements We listen to you and are excited to share Your Feedback in Action! You told us that the NGSConnex Printable Views for Eligibility and Remittance Advice...

Posting Date: 09/29/2022

MLN Connects® Newsletter for Thursday, September 29, 2022

MLN Connects® Newsletter for Thursday, September 29, 2022 News Resources & Flexibilities to Assist with Public Health Emergency in Puerto Rico Resources & Flexibilities to Assist with Public Health Em...

Posting Date: 09/29/2022

National Government Services Proposed LCDs for Comment 9/29/2022-11/12/2022

National Government Services Proposed LCDs for Comment 9/29/2022-11/12/2022 The proposed LCDs listed below are being presented for comment for the Jurisdiction 6 and Jurisdiction K MACs. The formal co...