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Posting Date: 07/01/2024
17729 and 17730 Hospice Claim Edits for Certifying Physicians
17729 and 17730 Hospice Claim Edits for Certifying Physicians Effective for hospice claims with claim ‘From’ dates on or after 6/3/2024, new claim edits have been implemented per CR 13342 to enforce CMS’ rule to deny hospice claims if the name [...]
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Posting Date: 07/17/2024
Billing Hospice Transfers
Billing Hospice Transfers Once a beneficiary elects to receive care under the Medicare hospice benefit, he or she waives rights to Medicare payments for hospice care provided by any other hospice other than the one they have chosen/designated. [...]
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Hospice Notice of Election Termination/Revocation (Type of Bill 8xB)
Hospice Notice of Election Termination/Revocation (Type of Bill 8xB) Table of Contents Hospice Notice of Election Termination/Revocation Examples of NOTR Time Frames Reminders/Notes on the NOTR Correcting a Discharge Date on an [...]
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Posting Date: 12/20/2016
Hospice Room and Board Denials
Hospice Room and Board Denials Medicare does not pay the room and board fees for hospice beneficiaries that reside in a SNF or a nursing facility (NF), as these charges are statutorily excluded from Medicare coverage. However, these charges [...]
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Posting Date: 05/18/2021
Professional Services During a Patient Hospice Election
Professional Services During a Patient Hospice Election Table of Contents Article Overview Hospice Election Medicare Payment During Hospice Election Determining the Correct Entity to Bill Separately Payable Part B Services [...]
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Posting Date: 11/25/2024
Termination of the Hospice Benefit Component of the VBID Model on 12/31/2024
Termination of the Hospice Benefit Component of the VBID Model on 12/31/2024 After carefully considering recent feedback about the increasing operational challenges of the Hospice Benefit Component and limited and decreasing participation [...]
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Posting Date: 12/11/2024
Provisional Period of Enhanced Oversight for New Hospices
Provisional Period of Enhanced Oversight for New Hospices In recent years, CMS has reported a significant increase in fraudulent hospice billing practices, which cost the Medicare Program millions of dollars annually. The CMS has initiated a [...]
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Posting Date: 03/28/2016
Untimely Filed Notice of Election Circumstance Exception: Medicare Beneficiary Is Granted Retroactive Medicare Entitlement
Untimely Filed Notice of Election Circumstance Exception: Medicare Beneficiary Is Granted Retroactive Medicare Entitlement Table of Contents Untimely Filed Notice of Election Circumstance Exception: Medicare Beneficiary Is Granted [...]
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