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Posting Date: 04/29/2024
National Government Services Proposed LCDs for Comment (4/25/2024-6/8/2024)
National Government Services Proposed LCDs for Comment (4/25/2024-6/8/2024) The proposed LCDs listed below are being presented for comment for the Jurisdiction 6 and Jurisdiction K MACs. The formal comment period extends from 4/25/2024 through [...]
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Posting Date: 04/30/2024
2024 Medicare Cost Report Due Dates
2024 Medicare Cost Report Due Dates FYE 12/31/2023 cost reports are due by 5/31/2024. We strongly encourange early filing of the cost report. Early-filed cost reports that are rejected will receive a grace period to re-submit prior to [...]
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Posting Date: 08/15/2022
Staying Up To Date on Vaccines
Staying Up To Date on Vaccines It's important to stay up to date on vaccines. Vaccines protect your patients from serious illness and can keep them out of the hospital. Talk with your patients about which vaccines may be right for them, many [...]
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Posting Date: 05/16/2024
CR13566 - Outlier Reconciliation and Cost-to-Charge Ratio (CCR) Updates for the Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS) and Long Term Care Hospital (LTCH) PPS
CR13566 - Outlier Reconciliation and Cost-to-Charge Ratio (CCR) Updates for the Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS) and Long Term Care Hospital (LTCH) PPS Posted 5/16/2024
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Posting Date: 05/03/2022
National Government Services: Raising Awareness about Care Management
National Government Services: Raising Awareness about Care Management According to the CDC, six in ten adults in the U.S. have a chronic disease and four in ten adults have two or more. As your Medicare Contractor for Jurisdiction 6 and [...]
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Posting Date: 10/27/2022
Primary Care Exception Guidelines
Primary Care Exception Guidelines Services performed by attending physicians at teaching hospitals, in collaboration with house staff in an approved GME program, generally require evidence of direct care by the attending physician in order to [...]
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Posting Date: 10/19/2022
Answers to Common Fee-for-Time Compensation Arrangements Questions
Answers to Common Fee-for-Time Compensation Arrangements Questions Does a fee-for-time compensation arrangement physician need to enroll with Medicare prior to acting as a physician? Answer: Currently, a fee-for-time compensation [...]
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Posting Date: 10/19/2022
Nonphysician Practitioners Billing for Surgical Procedures
Nonphysician Practitioners Billing for Surgical Procedures Several providers have asked about the Medicare guidance for NPPs include billing for surgical procedures. For the purpose of this education, NPPs include NPs, PA, and CNSs. State law [...]
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