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Posting Date: 12/12/2024

MLN Connects® Newsletter: December 12, 2024

MLN Connects® Newsletter: December 12, 2024 News FY 2024 Medicare Fee-for-Service Improper Payment Rate Revised Home Health Change of Care Notice Form Effective February 1 Skilled Nursing Facility Val...

Posting Date: 12/12/2024

Your Lunchtime Treat! Listen to the Navigating Medicare: Part A Insights for Providers Podcast

Your Lunchtime Treat! Listen to the Navigating Medicare: Part A Insights for Providers Podcast “Lunch, listen and learn” twice a month with Medicare Part A! We have more than 15 Part A podcasts geared...

Posting Date: 12/12/2024

Intermittent Issues with NGSMedicare.com on 12/15/2024

Intermittent Issues with NGSMedicare.com on 12/15/2024 We will experience intermittent outages with NGSMedicare.com on Sunday, 12/15/2024 due to maintenance. NGSMedicare.com will be fully operational ...

Posting Date: 12/11/2024

Overcoming Barriers to Tobacco Counseling

Overcoming Barriers to Tobacco Counseling Healthcare providers may face different challenges when implementing tobacco cessation counseling into a clinical practice routine. These various factors infl...

Posting Date: 12/06/2024

Common Working File (CWF) Host Dark Days for January 2025 Release

Common Working File (CWF) Host Dark Days for January 2025 Release For Production, 1/1/2025 – Observe Holiday – No Cycle, CWF will be observing the Gray Day on Thursday, 1/2/2025 and Dark Days startin...

Posting Date: 12/05/2024

MLN Connects® Newsletter: December 5, 2024

MLN Connects® Newsletter: December 5, 2024 News Clinical Laboratory Fee Schedule: CY 2025 Final Payment Determinations CMS Roundup (November 29, 2024) Advanced Primary Care Management Services: Get In...

Posting Date: 12/05/2024

Next Week - 2024 Preventive Services Virtual Conference!

Next Week – 2024 Preventive Services Virtual Conference! We hope you’re as excited as we are about the upcoming National Government Services Medicare Part B 2024 Preventive Services Virtual Conference...

Posting Date: 12/03/2024

Rural Tobacco Disparity

Rural Tobacco Disparity Tobacco use and exposure to SHS are major causes of preventable disease, disability and mortality in the United States and are responsible for approximately 480,000 deaths annu...

Posting Date: 12/03/2024

Behavioral Health Telehealth In-Person Requirements

Behavioral Health Telehealth In-Person Requirements National Government Services has been receiving questions regarding the behavioral health telehealth requirement that the initial telehealth service...

Posting Date: 12/02/2024

The CY 2025 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Is Now Available

The CY 2025 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Is Now Available The CY 2025 MPFS is now available. You can view the new fees using the Fee Schedule Lookup tool page on NGSMedicare.com. Posted 12/2/2024

Posting Date: 12/02/2024

Announcement About Medicare Participation for Calendar Year 2025

Announcement About Medicare Participation for Calendar Year 2025 The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has posted the Announcement About Medicare Participation for Calendar Year 2025. Posted 12...

Posting Date: 12/02/2024

Provider Enrollment: Reminder for Open Enrollment and Participation Agreement

Provider Enrollment: Reminder for Open Enrollment and Participation Agreement The 2025 Annual Participation Open Enrollment Period is approaching for another year. While this is an important time (fro...

Posting Date: 11/27/2024

MLN Connects® Newsletter: November 27, 2024

MLN Connects® Newsletter: November 27, 2024 News Opioid Treatment Programs: CY 2025 Updates HIV Screening & Prevention Claims, Pricers, & Codes Home Health Prospective Payment System Grouper: January ...

Posting Date: 11/26/2024

Explore Our Exciting Sessions at the 2024 Preventive Services Virtual Conference!

Explore Our Exciting Sessions at the 2024 Preventive Services Virtual Conference! View All Our Sessions and Register Now! As we gear up for the National Government Services Medicare Part B 2024 Preven...

Posting Date: 11/25/2024

Obtaining Beneficiary Eligibility Information Through NGSConnex

Obtaining Beneficiary Eligibility Information Through NGSConnex As a reminder, our Customer Service Representatives aren’t permitted to share eligibility information because it’s available through NG...

Posting Date: 11/25/2024

Reminder: The Self-Service Pulse Has Ended

Reminder: The Self-Service Pulse Has Ended We sincerely thank you for being a loyal reader of our Self-Service Pulse each week. To continue receiving updates on our latest self-service tools and servi...

Posting Date: 11/25/2024

Health Equity Vaccination Efforts: Achieving the Highest Level of Health and Well-Being for Your Patients

Health Equity Vaccination Efforts: Achieving the Highest Level of Health and Well-Being for Your Patients Health equity is the concept that all people should have a fair and just chance to be as healt...

Posting Date: 11/25/2024

LCD and Article Updates for November 2024

LCD and Article Updates for November 2024 Local Coverage Determinations and Billing and Coding Articles The following Local Coverage Determinations and Billing and Coding Articles have been finalized ...

Posting Date: 11/21/2024

All Part B Providers – Register Now!

All Part B Providers – Register Now! Don't miss your chance to attend! Don't miss your chance to attend the National Government Services Medicare Part B 2024 Preventive Services Virtual Conference! Re...

Posting Date: 11/21/2024

MLN Connects® Newsletter: November 21, 2024

MLN Connects® Newsletter: November 21, 2024 News Medicare-Funded Physician Residency Positions CMS Roundup (November 15, 2024) Hepatitis B Vaccine: Billing Requirement Update Effective January 1 Hospi...