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Posting Date: Mon Feb 24 00:00:00 GMT 2025

Reminder: New Medicare Part B Redetermination Notice Initiative

Reminder: New Medicare Part B Redetermination Notice Initiative Beginning 3/3/2025, NGS will only issue electronic versions of the MRN when a Medicare Part B Redetermination request is electronically ...

Posting Date: Fri Feb 21 00:00:00 GMT 2025

Local Coverage Determination Open Meeting

Local Coverage Determination Open Meeting National Government Services is hosting a Local Coverage Determination Open Meeting on 3/13/2025. Details are available by accessing the Local Coverage Determ...

Posting Date: Mon Feb 17 00:00:00 GMT 2025

Reminder: New Medicare Part B Redetermination Notice Initiative

Reminder: New Medicare Part B Redetermination Notice Initiative As we’ve communicated, National Government Services is transitioning to electronic notifications for Part B Medicare Redetermination dec...

Posting Date: Mon Feb 17 00:00:00 GMT 2025

Collaborative Urological Supplies Webinar Coming 3/27/2025

Collaborative Urological Supplies Webinar Coming 3/27/2025 This is your opportunity to hear directly from the Medicare contractors regarding Medicare’s criteria necessary for the coverage of urologica...

Posting Date: Fri Feb 14 00:00:00 GMT 2025

MLN Connects® Newsletter: February 14, 2025

MLN Connects® Newsletter: February 14, 2025 News Complex Non-Chemotherapeutic Drug Administration: Determining Payment for Services Claims, Pricers, & Codes Ambulance Fee Schedule: CY 2025 Inflation F...

Posting Date: Thu Feb 13 00:00:00 GMT 2025

Tobacco Cessation Counseling Doesn’t Have To Be Lengthy or Intimidating

Tobacco Cessation Counseling Doesn’t Have To Be Lengthy or Intimidating Did you know that tobacco cessation counseling is a covered Medicare service? Brief tobacco counseling provides substantial heal...

Posting Date: Thu Feb 13 00:00:00 GMT 2025

[RESOLVED] Medicare Claim Process System Experiencing Outages

[RESOLVED] Medicare Claim Process System Experiencing Outages We were experiencing outages with our IVR and NGSConnex claim status functionality. Technical support was engaged and the issue is now res...

Posting Date: Tue Feb 11 00:00:00 GMT 2025

[RESOLVED] Fiscal Intermediary Standard System Experiencing Outages

[RESOLVED] Fiscal Intermediary Standard System Experiencing Outages We were experiencing outages with the Interactive Voice Response (IVR) system and NGSConnex Claim Status functionality. Technical su...

Posting Date: Mon Feb 10 00:00:00 GMT 2025

Reminder: New Medicare Part B Redetermination Notice Initiative

Reminder: New Medicare Part B Redetermination Notice Initiative As a reminder, beginning 3/3/2025, National Government Services will only issue electronic versions of the MRN when a Medicare Part B Re...

Posting Date: Mon Feb 10 00:00:00 GMT 2025

Medicare Advantage Information For Part A and Part B Not Offered on the IVR Beginning 3/14/2025

Medicare Advantage Information For Part A and Part B Not Offered on the IVR Beginning 3/14/2025 Effective the evening of 3/14/2025, the Medicare IVR system will no longer provide information regarding...