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Posting Date: 10/01/2019
October is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month
October is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month Breast Cancer Screening and Mammography Breast cancer is one of the most common kinds of cancer in women. According to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, about one in eight [...]
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Posting Date: 08/07/2019
Important News from CGS, Jurisdiction B DME MAC: Prior Authorization Condition of Payment for Certain Power Mobility Devices
Important News from CGS, Jurisdiction B DME MAC: Prior Authorization Condition of Payment for Certain Power Mobility Devices If you have Medicare patients who are seeking prior authorization of a power mobility devices, please review the CGS [...]
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Posting Date: 10/18/2019
Coding for Sinuva™ Claims
Coding for Sinuva™ Claims This notice is a coding instruction, and not an indication of coverage. FDA labels should be consulted for indications and usage. Claims submitted to National Government Services for endoscopic placement of Sinuva™ [...]
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Posting Date: 12/02/2019
MLN Connects® Special Edition for Monday, December 2, 2019
MLN Connects® Special Edition for Monday, December 2, 2019 HHAs: Get Help Registering for iQIES by December 23 Avoid payment delays. You need access to the upgraded Internet Quality Improvement and Evaluation System (iQIES) to submit [...]
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Posting Date: 06/06/2019
MLN Connects® Special Edition - Thursday, June 6, 2019
MLN Connects® Special Edition - Thursday, June 6, 2019 CMS Seeks Public Input on Patients over Paperwork Initiative to Further Reduce Administrative, Regulatory Burden to Lower Healthcare Costs On June 6, CMS issued a Request for Information [...]
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Posting Date: 09/30/2019
MLN Connects® Special Edition - Monday, September 30, 2019
MLN Connects® Special Edition - Monday, September 30, 2019 New HCPCS Code J0642 for Levoleucovorin Injection For dates of service on or after October 1, use HCPCS code J0642 for levoleucovorin injection products marketed under the brand name [...]
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Posting Date: 11/14/2019
MLN Connects® for Thursday, November 14, 2019
MLN Connects® for Thursday, November 14, 2019 New Medicare Card: If an MBI Changes MLN Connects® for Thursday, November 14, 2019 View this edition as a PDF News New Medicare Card: If an MBI Changes Medicare Shared Savings [...]
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Posting Date: 05/28/2019
Local Coverage Determination and Article Revisions: May–June 2019
Local Coverage Determination and Article Revisions: May–June 2019 All medical policies and related articles can be found on the NGS Medical Policy Center. Intravenous Immune Globulin (IVIG) - Related to LCD L33394 (A52446) Corrected product [...]
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Posting Date: 06/26/2019
Local Coverage Determination and Article Revisions: June–July 2019
Local Coverage Determination and Article Revisions: June–July 2019 All medical policies and related articles can be found on the NGS Medical Policy Center. LCD Revisions for June 2019 Psychiatric Partial Hospitalization Programs [...]
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Posting Date: 07/12/2019
MLN Connects® Special Edition - Thursday, July 11, 2019
MLN Connects® Special Edition - Thursday, July 11, 2019 HHAs: CY 2020 and 2021 New Home Infusion Therapy Benefit and Payment and Policy Changes On July 11, CMS issued a proposed rule [CMS-1711-P] that proposes routine updates to the home [...]
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