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Posting Date: 04/18/2022
2022 Home Health and Hospice Medicare Administrative Contractors Collaborative Summit
Early Bird Registration is Now Open for the 2022 Home Health and Hospice Medicare Administrative Contractors Collaborative Summit The 2022 HH+H MACs Collaborative Summit: One Program, One Voice is now...
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Posting Date: 04/15/2022
Increased Volume of Appeal Status Inquiries
Increased Volume of Appeal Status Inquiries National Government Services has seen an increase in pending reopenings and redetermination levels, resulting in cases being completed beyond the 60 calenda...
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Posting Date: 04/14/2022
MLN Connects® Newsletter for Thursday, April 14, 2022
MLN Connects® Newsletter for Thursday, April 14, 2022 COVID-19: New Codes for Moderna Vaccine Booster Doses News Launch of the Cross-Cutting Initiatives Value-Based Insurance Design Model: Medicare Ad...
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Posting Date: 04/12/2022
MLN Connects® Special Edition for Monday, April 11, 2022
MLN Connects® Special Edition for Monday, April 11, 2022 HHS Takes Actions to Promote Safety & Quality in Nursing Homes On April 11, CMS issued its FY 2023 SNF PPS proposed rule, which includes asking...
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Posting Date: 04/11/2022
Prior Authorization Process for Repetitive Scheduled Nonemergent Ambulance Transport
Prior Authorization Process for Repetitive Scheduled Nonemergent Ambulance Transport The Repetitive, Scheduled Nonemergent Ambulance Transport Prior Authorization Model establishes a process through w...
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Posting Date: 04/08/2022
MLN Connects® Special Edition for Thursday, April 7, 2022
MLN Connects® Special Edition for Thursday, April 7, 2022 Returning to Certain Pre-COVID-19 Policies & Coverage of Monoclonal Antibodies for Alzheimer's Disease Stakeholder Call CMS Returning to Certa...
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Posting Date: 04/07/2022
MLN Connects® Newsletter for Thursday, April 7, 2022
MLN Connects® Newsletter for Thursday, April 7, 2022 Improve the Health of Minority Populations with Covered Preventive Services News Fiscal Year 2021 Program for Evaluating Payment Patterns Electroni...
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Posting Date: 04/07/2022
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 2021 from the ...
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Posting Date: 04/06/2022
MLN Connects® Special Edition for Wednesday, April 6, 2022
MLN Connects® Special Edition for Monday, April 6, 2022 Eligible Individuals Can Receive Second COVID-19 Booster Shot at No Cost On April 6, CMS announced it will pay for a second COVID-19 booster sho...
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Posting Date: 04/06/2022
Tips to Find Local Coverage Determinations and Billing and Coding Instructions (REVISED 4/6/2022)
Tips to Find Local Coverage Determinations and Billing and Coding Instructions (REVISED 4/6/2022) We often receive suggestions through our website surveys to make it easier to find LCDs and the associ...
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Posting Date: 04/04/2022
MLN Connects® Special Edition for Monday, April 4, 2022
MLN Connects® Special Edition for Monday, April 4, 2022 Biden-Harris Administration Announces a New Way for Medicare Beneficiaries to Get Free Over-the-Counter COVID-19 Tests On April 4, The Biden-Har...
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Posting Date: 04/01/2022
MLN Connects® Special Edition for Thursday, March 31, 2022
MLN Connects® Special Edition for Thursday, March 31, 2022 IPF & IRF Proposed FY 2023 Payment Rules Inpatient Psychiatric Facilities: Fiscal Year 2023 Proposed Rule — Submit Comments by May 31 Inpatie...
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Posting Date: 04/01/2022
New Evaluation and Management Frequently Asked Questions for Prolonged Services
New Evaluation and Management Frequently Asked Questions for Prolonged Services We’ve added new frequently asked questions to the Prolonged Services section of our E/M FAQs to clarify proper billing f...
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Posting Date: 03/31/2022
MLN Connects® Newsletter for Thursday, March 31, 2022
MLN Connects® Newsletter for Thursday, March 31, 2022 Continuous Glucose Monitor: Provide Supplies for a Calendar Month News Home Health Providers: Services Provided Data for April 2022 Refresh Contin...
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Posting Date: 03/31/2022
MLN Connects® Special Edition for Wednesday, March 30, 2022
MLN Connects® Special Edition for Wednesday, March 30, 2022 Fiscal Year 2023 Hospice Payment Rate Update Proposed Rule - Comment by May 31 On March 30, CMS issued a proposed rule (CMS-1773-P) that wou...
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Posting Date: 03/31/2022
Medicare Fee-for-Service Claims and the Sequestration Payment Adjustment Changes
Medicare Fee-for-Service Claims and the Sequestration Payment Adjustment Changes Just a reminder: The Protecting Medicare and American Farmers from Sequester Cuts Act impacts payments for all Medicare...
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Posting Date: 03/29/2022
We’ve Rebranded!
We’ve Rebranded! National Government Services is excited to share we’ve refreshed our brand! Our new brand line Where Next Begins reflects Our Mission: Improving Lives and Communities. Simplifying Hea...
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Posting Date: 03/29/2022
Molecular Pathology Procedures Reminder
Molecular Pathology Procedures Reminder National Government Services has been receiving many claims submitted for redetermination that were submitted for Group 3 Molecular Pathology Procedures. The Gr...
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Posting Date: 03/28/2022
New Edits for National Government Services Advance Communication Engine System
New Edits for National Government Services Advance Communication Engine System We are continuously implementing new edits for Jurisdiction 6 (Illinois, Wisconsin and Minnesota) Medicare Part B to take...
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