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Posting Date: 09/29/2020
Issues with Medicare Beneficiary Submitted Claims ‒ We Need Your Help
Issues with Medicare Beneficiary Submitted Claims ‒ We Need Your Help National Government Services has seen an increase of Medicare beneficiary submitted claims that often times result in a negative outcome. While most Medicare fee-for-service [...]
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Posting Date: 06/16/2020
Changes in Guidance for E/M Telephone Services (99441-99443)
Changes in Guidance for E/M Telephone Services (99441-99443) We are informing providers of a recent revision in interpretation and guidance for use of CPT codes 99441-99443 for telephone E/M services. Since these telephone services have been [...]
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Posting Date: 02/10/2020
Change in Hospice Cap Review Timeline and Letter Changes
Change in Hospice Cap Review Timeline and Letter Changes National Government Services wants all hospice providers to be aware that we are changing the timing of the final hospice cap reviews. The final hospice cap review will [...]
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Posting Date: 04/06/2020
Call Center Will Not Close for Training on 4/10/2020 and 4/24/2020
Call Center Will Not Close for Training on 4/10/2020 and 4/24/2020 The Provider Contact Center will not be closing for training on 4/10/2020 and 4/24/2020 from 12:00-4:00 p.m. ET. Instead, we will keep our lines open to ensure you can continue [...]
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Posting Date: 03/23/2020
Call Center Will Not Close for Training on 3/27/2020
Call Center Will Not Close for Training on 3/27/2020 The Provider Contact Center will not be closing for training on 3/27/2020 from 12:00-4:00 p.m. ET. Instead, we will keep our lines open to ensure you can continue to reach [...]
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Posting Date: 06/05/2020
COVID-19: Using the CR Modifier and DR Condition Code
COVID-19: Using the CR Modifier and DR Condition Code CMS revised MLN Matters Special Edition Article SE20011 on Medicare Fee-for-Service (FFS) Response to the Public Health Emergency on the Coronavirus (COVID-19) to clarify when you must use [...]
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Posting Date: 08/28/2020
CMS-855R Version (1/20) Reassignment of Medicare Benefits
CMS-855R Version (1/20) Reassignment of Medicare Benefits As a reminder, effective 5/1/2020, the CMS-855R Version (1/20) is the only version of the CMS-855R that can be submitted to allow a provider to reassign benefits to an [...]
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Posting Date: 06/22/2020
CERT A/B MAC Task Force
CERT A/B MAC Task Force The CERT A/B MAC Task Force goal is to educate providers on national issues of concern regarding improper payment errors and to reduce the national payment error rate by creating material to help prevent CERT [...]
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