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Posting Date: 10/27/2022
Notice of Local Coverage Determination Retirement
Notice of Local Coverage Determination Retirement Based on comments received at our Open Meeting on 10/20/2022, National Government Services has decided to retire the Proposed LCD DL38262 Salvage High-intensity Focused Ultrasound (HIFU) [...]
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Posting Date: 10/27/2022
MLN Connects® Newsletter: October 27, 2022
MLN Connects® Newsletter: October 27, 2022 News COVID-19 Updated Booster Vaccines Covered Without Cost-Sharing for Eligible Children Ages 5–11 Oversight of Nation’s Poorest-Performing Nursing Homes Initial Nursing Facility Evaluation [...]
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Posting Date: 10/27/2022
November is Lung Cancer Awareness Month
November is Lung Cancer Awareness Month Did you know that cigarette smoking is the number one risk factor for lung cancer? In the United States, cigarette smoking is linked to about 80% - 90% of lung cancer deaths. Lung cancer is the third [...]
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Posting Date: 10/28/2022
340B-Acquired Drugs Payment Differential Cancellation
Previously applied differential payment rates for 340B-acquired drugs are no longer valid as of 9/28/2022, as per a ruling by the United States District Court for the District of Columbia. As a result, the CMS will revert to paying the default [...]
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Posting Date: 11/01/2022
MLN Connects® Newsletter: Final Rules
MLN Connects® Newsletter: Final Rules Final Rules Calendar Year (CY) 2023 Home Health Prospective Payment System Rate Update and Home Infusion Therapy Services Requirements CY 2023 End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) Prospective [...]
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Posting Date: 11/01/2022
Coming Soon ‒ The CY 2023 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule
Coming Soon ‒ The CY 2023 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule The CY 2023 MPFS will soon be available on the Fee Schedule Lookup tool located on NGSMedicare.com, after the CY 2023 physician fee schedule regulation is put on display. Once the Fee [...]
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Posting Date: 10/27/2022
Assistant at Surgery Billing Documentation Reminder
Assistant at Surgery Billing Documentation Reminder Claims for assistant at surgery with a zero (0) indicator in the MPFSDB must have information to support and identify the assistant and also support the medical necessity of his/her [...]
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