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Posting Date: Thu Sep 14 00:00:00 GMT 2023

MLN Connects® Newsletter: September 14, 2023

MLN Connects® Newsletter: September 14, 2023 News Inflation Reduction Act Continues to Lower Out-of-Pocket Prescription Drug Costs for Drugs with Price Increases Above Inflation CMS Roundup (Sept ...

Posting Date: Thu Sep 14 00:00:00 GMT 2023

MLN Connects® Newsletter: COVID-19: Updated mRNA Vaccines for Patients 6 Months & Older – September 14, 2023

MLN Connects® Newsletter: COVID-19: Updated mRNA Vaccines for Patients 6 Months & Older – September 14, 2023 News COVID-19: Updated mRNA Vaccines for Patients 6 Months & Older Posted 9/14/2023

Posting Date: Thu Sep 14 00:00:00 GMT 2023

Save the Dates! National Government Services Fall 2023 Virtual Conference for Part B Providers

Save the Dates! National Government Services Fall 2023 Virtual Conference for Part B Providers Understanding Medicare Compliance 11/6/2023-11/8/2023 We’re excited to announce our Medicare Part B 2023 ...

Posting Date: Fri Sep 08 00:00:00 GMT 2023

Don’t Let Your Flu Vaccination Claims Deny!

Don’t Let Your Flu Vaccination Claims Deny! The 2023-2024 flu vaccine season has begun. At the beginning of each flu season, National Government Services sees an increase in claim denial volume for fl...

Posting Date: Thu Sep 07 00:00:00 GMT 2023

MLN Connects® Newsletter: September 7, 2023

MLN Connects® Newsletter: September 7, 2023 News New Version of CMS.gov HHS Proposes Minimum Staffing Standards to Enhance Safety and Quality in Nursing Homes CMS Announces Resources and Flexibili...

Posting Date: Tue Sep 05 00:00:00 GMT 2023

National Government Services CAC Meeting Notice on Botulinum Toxins

National Government Services CAC Meeting Notice on Botulinum Toxins Information has been posted on our website in regards to the National Government Services l Contractor Advisory Committee Meeting re...

Posting Date: Thu Aug 31 00:00:00 GMT 2023

MLN Connects® Newsletter: August 31, 2023

MLN Connects® Newsletter: August 31, 2023 News HHS Selects the First Drugs for Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Medicare Shared Savings Program Saves Medicare More Than $1.8 Billion in 2022 and Continu...

Posting Date: Wed Aug 30 00:00:00 GMT 2023

Revised: Two Interactive Voice Response System Features Ending 9/30/2023

Revised: Two Interactive Voice Response System Features Ending 9/30/2023 As of 10/1/2023, the following functions will no longer be available on our IVR; however, we are providing you with alternative...

Posting Date: Tue Aug 29 00:00:00 GMT 2023

October 2023 Release "Dark Days" for the Common Working File Hosts

October 2023 Release "Dark Days" for the Common Working File Hosts For the upcoming October 2023 Release: For Production, CWF will be observing the Gray Day on Thursday, 9/28/2023 and Dark Days starti...

Posting Date: Mon Aug 28 00:00:00 GMT 2023

Part B Mass Adjustments Resulting in Overpayments

Part B Mass Adjustments Resulting in Overpayments In May 2023, the OIG released the final report titled “Medicare Paid Millions More for Physician Services at Higher Nonfacility Rates Rather Than at L...

Posting Date: Thu Aug 24 00:00:00 GMT 2023

Billing and Coding Article Update for August 2023

Billing and Coding Article Update for August 2023 Billing and Coding: Non-Invasive Vascular Studies (A56758) Effective 8/31/2023, the following ICD-10-CM codes were added to the "ICD-10-CM Codes That ...

Posting Date: Thu Aug 24 00:00:00 GMT 2023

MLN Connects® Newsletter: August 24, 2023

MLN Connects® Newsletter: August 24, 2023 News Seasonal Flu Vaccine Pricing for 2023–2024 Season Expanded Home Health Value-Based Purchasing Model: July 2023 Interim Performance Reports, Post-Event Ma...

Posting Date: Mon Aug 21 00:00:00 GMT 2023

Customer Experience Surveys

Customer Experience Surveys We are pleased to offer two new surveys for you to tell us about your experience with our Provider Contact Center. When you use our IVR system, access the survey from the m...

Posting Date: Thu Aug 17 00:00:00 GMT 2023

MLN Connects® Newsletter: August 17, 2023

MLN Connects® Newsletter: August 17, 2023 News CMS.gov Website Refresh – Test Website Available for Feedback CMS Announces Resources and Flexibilities to Assist with the Public Health Emergency in Haw...

Posting Date: Thu Aug 10 00:00:00 GMT 2023

MLN Connects® Newsletter: August 10, 2023

MLN Connects® Newsletter: August 10, 2023 News Immunization: Protect Your Patients Claims, Pricers, & Codes Outpatient Rehabilitation Claims with Reason Code W7072: Do You Need to Resubmit Claims? MLN...

Posting Date: Wed Aug 09 00:00:00 GMT 2023

Reminder: Submitting Paper Claims

Reminder: Submitting Paper Claims All paper claims are required to be submitted on the original red/white CMS-1500 (02/12) claim form. To ensure our OCR system can process claims efficiently: Use Cour...

Posting Date: Tue Aug 08 00:00:00 GMT 2023

Join Us for the A/B DME Collaborative Surgical Dressings Webinar

Join Us for the A/B DME Collaborative Surgical Dressings Webinar Representatives from all four DME MAC jurisdictions and the A/B MACs will explain medical record requirements for surgical dressings. W...

Posting Date: Thu Aug 03 00:00:00 GMT 2023

MLN Connects® Newsletter: August 3, 2023

MLN Connects® Newsletter: August 3, 2023 News Medicare Dementia Care Model Your Patient’s Medicare Beneficiary Identifier (MBI) May Change CMS Roundup (July 28, 2023) Building on CMS's Accountable Car...

Posting Date: Wed Aug 02 00:00:00 GMT 2023

MLN Connects® Newsletter: 5 Final FY 2024 Payment Rules — Aug 1, 2023

MLN Connects® Newsletter: 5 Final FY 2024 Payment Rules — Aug 1, 2023 Final FY 2024 Payment Rules New CMS Rule Promotes High-Quality Care and Rewards Hospitals that Deliver High-Quality Care to Unders...

Posting Date: Tue Aug 01 00:00:00 GMT 2023

Text Telephone Changes

Text Telephone Changes TTY-based Telecommunications Relay Services permit persons with a hearing or speech disability to use the telephone system via a TTY or other device to call persons with or with...