-
Posting Date: 08/05/2019
Reminder: Medicare Part B Providers Receiving Hardcopy Standard Paper Remittances – Moving to Biweekly Mailing Schedule
Reminder: Medicare Part B Providers Receiving Hardcopy Standard Paper Remittances – Moving to Biweekly Mailing Schedule Beginning 8/9/2019, we will change from a weekly to biweekly mailing schedule for Part B hard copy SPR. The only exception [...]
Read More -
Posting Date: 08/05/2019
MLN Connects® Special Edition - Friday, August 2, 2019
MLN Connects® Special Edition - Friday, August 2, 2019 IPPS/LTCH: FY 2020 PPS Final Rule IRF: FY 2020 Payment and Policy Changes Hospice: FY 2020 Hospice Payment Rate Final Rule IPPS/LTCH: FY 2020 PPS Final Rule On August 2, CMS [...]
Read More -
Posting Date: 08/01/2019
August is National Immunization Awareness Month
August is National Immunization Awareness Month This annual health observance is a great opportunity to educate seniors and other Medicare beneficiaries about the importance of disease control and prevention through immunization. [...]
Read More -
Posting Date: 08/01/2019
MLN Connects® for Thursday, August 1, 2019
MLN Connects® for Thursday, August 1, 2019 Protect Your Patients’ Identities: Use the MBI Now MLN Connects® for Thursday, August 1, 2019 View this edition as a PDF News SNF: FY 2020 Payment and Policy Changes IPF: FY 2020 [...]
Read More -
Posting Date: 07/30/2019
MLN Connects® Special Edition - Monday, July 29, 2019
MLN Connects® Special Edition - Monday, July 29, 2019 Medicare and ASC Payment System CY 2020 Proposed Rule ESRD and DMEPOS CY 2020 Proposed Rule PFS: Proposed Policy, Payment, and Quality Provisions Changes for CY 2020 On July 29, [...]
Read More -
Posting Date: 07/25/2019
MLN Connects® for Thursday, July 25, 2019
MLN Connects® for Thursday, July 25, 2019 Questions about Using the MBI? MLN Connects® for Thursday, July 25, 2019 View this edition as a PDF News New Medicare Card: Questions about Using the MBI? 2020 QRDA III Implementation Guide, [...]
Read More -
Posting Date: 07/29/2022
Targeted Probe and Educate Letters – An Informational Overview
Targeted Probe and Educate Letters – An Informational Overview As part of our contractual obligation with the CMS, NGS, your Jurisdiction 6 or K MAC performs TPE to analyze provider compliance with CMS regulatory requirements. The TPE review [...]
Read More -
Posting Date: 08/01/2022
Understanding your Remittance Advice for Merit-Based Incentive Payment System Adjustments
Understanding your Remittance Advice for Merit-Based Incentive Payment System Adjustments National Government Services has seen an increase in invalid overpayment requests related to the MIPS program. MIPS is part of the QPP that determines [...]
Read More -
Posting Date: 02/03/2022
MLN Connects® Special Edition for Thursday, February 3, 2022
MLN Connects® Special Edition for Thursday, February 3, 2022 Biden-Harris Administration Will Cover Free Over-the-Counter COVID-19 Tests Through Medicare CMS Developing Initiative to Enable Access to Eight Free Over-the-Counter COVID-19 Tests [...]
Read More -
Posting Date: 08/02/2022
Top Claim Errors
Top Claim Errors Did you know we publish the top claim errors on our website? This information provides you with: the error reason code; a description of the error; the error type; details that include steps you can take to [...]
Read More -
Posting Date: 08/04/2022
MLN Connects® Newsletter for Thursday, August 4, 2022
MLN Connects® Newsletter for Thursday, August 4, 2022 ICD-10-CM Code Files: Fiscal Year 2023 News Hospices: Volunteer to Test Hospice Outcomes & Patient Evaluation Instrument Immunization: Protect Your Patients Claims, Pricers, [...]
Read More -
Posting Date: 08/10/2022
October 2022 Release "Dark Days" for the Common Working File Hosts
October 2022 Release "Dark Days" for the Common Working File Hosts For the upcoming October 2022 Release: For Production, CWF will be observing the Gray Day on Thursday, September 29th and Dark Days starting Friday, September 30th through [...]
Read More -
Posting Date: 08/11/2022
MLN Connects® Newsletter for Thursday, August 11, 2022
MLN Connects® Newsletter for Thursday, August 11, 2022 Monkeypox & Smallpox Vaccines: New Product Codes News Monkeypox & Smallpox Vaccines: New Product Codes Payment Allowance Update for COVID-19 Monoclonal Antibody Therapy [...]
Read More -
Posting Date: 05/10/2022
Are You Registered? The Spring 2022 Virtual Conference Medicare for You Begins Tomorrow!
Are You Registered? The Spring 2022 Virtual Conference Medicare for You Begins Tomorrow! Medicare for You offers valuable information that is fundamental for you, as a provider, to submit claims with the needed information so you realize the [...]
Read More -
Posting Date: 08/18/2022
MLN Connects® Newsletter for Thursday, August 18, 2022
MLN Connects® Newsletter for Thursday, August 18, 2022 Discontinuing Use of Certificates of Medical Necessity & Durable Medical Equipment Information Forms News CMS Discontinuing the Use of Certificates of Medical [...]
Read More -
Posting Date: 08/18/2022
MLN Connects® Special Edition for Thursday, August 18, 2022
MLN Connects® Special Edition for Thursday, August 18, 2022 Creating a Roadmap for the End of the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency News Creating a Roadmap for the End of the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency Health Care System Resiliency [...]
Read More -
Posting Date: 12/09/2019
CMS Is Using Multi-Factor Authentication Process for Online Provider Enrollment System Applications
CMS Is Using Multi-Factor Authentication Process for Online Provider Enrollment System Applications CMS announced they utilize an MFA process for users of their Provider Enrollment Systems. MFA is a second layer of security used to [...]
Read More -
Posting Date: 08/21/2019
CMS to Begin Using MFA Process for Online Provider Enrollment System Applications
CMS to Begin Using MFA Process for Online Provider Enrollment System Applications CMS recently announced they will begin utilizing a MFA process for users of their Provider Enrollment Systems. MFA is a second layer of security used to [...]
Read More -
Posting Date: 05/02/2025
2024 Medicare Cost Report Due Dates
2024 Medicare Cost Report Due Dates FYE 12/31/2024 cost reports are due by 6/2/2025. We strongly encourage early filing of the cost report. Early-filed cost reports that are rejected will receive a grace period to resubmit prior to [...]
Read More