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Posting Date: Tue Jan 14 00:00:00 GMT 2025

Helping Your Patients Stop Smoking

Helping Your Patients Stop Smoking Quitting tobacco use presents various challenges for patients, and staying motivated can be difficult. All health care providers, especially those with direct patien...

Posting Date: Mon Jan 13 00:00:00 GMT 2025

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: Fri Jan 10 00:00:00 GMT 2025

Hospice Cap Self-Reporting Reminder for the 2024 Cap Year

Hospice Cap Self-Reporting Reminder for the 2024 Cap Year The Hospice Cap Self-Reporting for the 2024 Cap Year (10/1/2023–9/30/2024) is due no later than 2/28/2025. Hospice providers should submit the...

Posting Date: Fri Jan 10 00:00:00 GMT 2025

Quarterly Credit Balance Reports No Longer Required

Quarterly Credit Balance Reports No Longer Required As of 12/1/2024, providers are not required to submit the Medicare Credit Balance Report (CMS-838) on a quarterly basis. However, to ensure that mon...

Posting Date: Thu Jan 09 00:00:00 GMT 2025

National Government Services - Telehealth Extension 2025

National Government Services - Telehealth Extension 2025 Section 3207 of the American Relief Act, 2025 modified Section 1834(m) of the Social Security Act to extend the waiver of the geographic, site ...

Posting Date: Thu Jan 09 00:00:00 GMT 2025

Fourth Quarter Top Ten EDI Part B Edits

Fourth Quarter Top Ten EDI Part B Edits Using data analysis, we’ve updated the Top Ten EDI Edits for the 2024 fourth quarter. Visit Quarterly Top Ten EDI Part B Edits to view the edits, their descript...

Posting Date: Wed Jan 08 00:00:00 GMT 2025

Fourth Quarter Top Ten EDI Institutional Edits

Fourth Quarter Top Ten EDI Institutional Edits Using data analysis, we’ve updated the Top Ten EDI Edits for the 2024 fourth quarter. Visit Quarterly Top Ten EDI Institutional Edits to view the edits, ...

Posting Date: Wed Jan 08 00:00:00 GMT 2025

MLN Connects® Newsletter: January 8, 2025

MLN Connects® Newsletter: January 8, 2025 News Medicare Part B Vaccine Administration: CY 2025 Payment Amounts Historically Excepted Tribal Federally Qualified Health Centers: CY 2025 Payment Rate DME...

Posting Date: Tue Jan 07 00:00:00 GMT 2025

Fiscal Intermediary Standard System Direct Data Entry Screen Changes – January 2025

Fiscal Intermediary Standard System Direct Data Entry Screen Changes – January 2025 The January 2025 quarterly system release was implemented on 1/6/2025 with the following changes to the Claims Corre...

Posting Date: Tue Jan 07 00:00:00 GMT 2025

Using Nicotine Replacement Therapy for Smoking Cessation

Using Nicotine Replacement Therapy for Smoking Cessation Healthcare providers may choose to offer quit smoking medications to help reduce withdrawal symptoms and cigarette cravings, effectively doubli...