Meeting Minutes

Meeting Minutes Jurisdiction 6 Illinois, Minnesota, Wisconsin Jurisdiction K Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York, Rhode Island, Vermont Jurisdiction 6 and Jurisdiction K Combined Meeting 4/3/2025 12/5/2024 [...]

NGSConnex- Account Management

Do you need assistance with login issues and account suspensions? Do you know who your Local Security Officer is and what they are responsible for? We will also review how to edit the user profile and updating access within the portal. After [...]

MLN Connects® Newsletter: May 8, 2025

MLN Connects® Newsletter: May 8, 2025 News Direct Graduate Medical Education: Get Annual Update Factors Compliance Walkers: Prevent Claim Denials Events HCPCS Public Meeting — June 2–3 Medicare Advisory Panel on Clinical [...]

CMS FQHC Booklet

Colorectal Cancer Screening

Preventive Services Guide Colorectal Cancer Screening Screenings are performed to diagnose colorectal cancer or to determine a beneficiary’s risk for developing colorectal cancer. Colorectal cancer screening may consist of several different [...]

Rural Health Clinic Billing Basics

This webinar will provide a detailed overview of the Medicare billing requirements for rural health clinics (RHC), including the definition of a qualifying visit, locations where billable RHC services can occur, claim coding guidelines and [...]

A/B and DME Collaborative YouTube Video

A/B and DME Collaborative YouTube Video The A/B DME MACs are offering a YouTube video on Urological Supplies. This DME video tutorial provides information about urological supply requirements. Posted 5/7/2025  

Provider Contact Center – Make the Most of Your Call

Provider Contact Center – Make the Most of Your Call As of 5/1/2025, the Provider Contact Center (PCC) will service one PTAN/NPI combination per call. Before calling the PCC, make the most of your call by ensuring you have all authentication [...]

Outpatient Psychotherapy Services: A Focus on Coverage and Documentation Requirements

Outpatient psychotherapy services are being reviewed as part of our Part A Medical Review Targeted Probe and Educate program. This session will provide a high-level overview of outpatient psychotherapy services with a focus on coverage and [...]

Provider Enrollment: Opioid Treatment Program

During this webinar, we’ll provide a brief overview of an Opioid Treatment Program (OTP) provider, an understanding of submitting the CMS-855A or CMS-855B paper application and how to complete the provider enrollment Internet-based Provider [...]

Telehealth for Hospice Face-to-Face Recertification Extended Through September 30, 2025

Telehealth for Hospice Face-to-Face Recertification Extended Through September 30, 2025 Hospice physicians and nurse practitioners may continue to conduct the face-to-face encounter required for recertification using telehealth (audio/video [...]

COVID-19

COVID-19 The 2019 Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) was declared a PHE on 3/13/2020 and it was officially expired on 5/11/2023. Please visit CMS' Current emergencies web page for complete details on the PHE. Email Updates To keep you informed [...]

Reminder: New Medicare Part B Redetermination Notice Initiative

Reminder: New Medicare Part B Redetermination Notice Initiative As a reminder, beginning 3/3/2025, National Government Services will only issue electronic versions of the MRN when a Medicare Part B Redetermination request is electronically [...]

2025 Gapfill Request

2025 Gapfill Request National Government Services, the MAC for JK and J6 is in receipt of the new laboratory test codes identified by the CMS to be gap-fill priced for 2025. The PAMA regulations instruct the MACs to establish local payment [...]

2025 Gapfill Request Reminder

2025 Gapfill Request Reminder National Government Services, the MAC for JK and J6, is in receipt of the new laboratory test codes identified by CMS to be gap-fill priced for 2025. Please access the complete information on our website: 2025 [...]

Medicare Advantage Information For Part A and Part B Not Offered on the IVR Beginning 3/14/2025

Medicare Advantage Information For Part A and Part B Not Offered on the IVR Beginning 3/14/2025 Effective the evening of 3/14/2025, the Medicare IVR system will no longer provide information regarding the Medicare Advantage:  plan [...]

Medicare Diabetes Prevention Program

Medicare Diabetes Prevention Program Table of Contents Background What is the Medicare Diabetes Prevention Program? Overview of MDPP What is Covered Through the Model? What Does this Mean for Beneficiaries? What Does this Mean [...]

Membership Rosters

Membership Rosters Jurisdiction 6 and Jurisdiction K Home Health POE Advisory Group Roster Member Provider/Institution State Abreau-Costa, Maria Mozaic Senior Life Connecticut Adam, Sherie [...]

Diabetes Self-Management Training

Preventive Services Guide Diabetes Self-Management Training According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, approximately 38.4 million Americans have diabetes and 27.2 million people aged 65 years or older (48.8%) have been [...]

Common Questions for Diabetes Self-Management Training and Medical Nutrition Therapy

Common Questions for Diabetes Self-Management Training and Medical Nutrition Therapy Table of Contents Diabetes Programs Billing for Services DSMT and MNT Telehealth Services Related Content [Return to Top] Diabetes Programs [...]