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Posting Date: 10/19/2021
How to Determine if the Provider is Active and Get the Provider Enrolled in Medicare Part B
How to Determine if the Provider is Active and Get the Provider Enrolled in Medicare Part B Table of Contents Determine if the Provider Has an Active Enrollment How to Enroll the Provider in Medicare Part B [Return to Top] Determine [...]
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Posting Date: 12/02/2024
How to Determine if the Provider is Active and Get the Provider Enrolled in Medicare Part B
Table of Contents Determine If the Provider Has an Active Enrollment How to Enroll the Provider in Medicare Part B Determine If the Provider Has an Active Enrollment Navigate to the Medicare Fee-For-Service Public Provider Enrollment [...]
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Posting Date: 12/02/2024
Reminder: Obtaining Beneficiary Eligibility Information Through NGSConnex
Reminder: 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 NGSConnex. If you need help, [...]
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Posting Date: 12/02/2024
The CY 2025 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Is Now Available
The CY 2025 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Is Now Available The CY 2025 MPFS is now available. You can view the new fees using the Fee Schedule Lookup tool page on NGSMedicare.com. Posted 12/2/2024
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Posting Date: 12/02/2024
Announcement About Medicare Participation for Calendar Year 2025
Announcement About Medicare Participation for Calendar Year 2025 The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has posted the Announcement About Medicare Participation for Calendar Year 2025. Posted 12/2/2024
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Posting Date: 12/02/2024
Provider Enrollment: Reminder for Open Enrollment and Participation Agreement
Provider Enrollment: Reminder for Open Enrollment and Participation Agreement The 2025 Annual Participation Open Enrollment Period is approaching for another year. While this is an important time (from mid-November to December 31) for [...]
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Posting Date: 11/26/2024
Counseling to Prevent Tobacco Use
In an effort to raise awareness and increase utilization of tobacco use counseling, we’ll focus on the effects of nicotine dependence including affected health consequences during this webinar. Medicare coverage, coding, billing and [...]
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Posting Date: 11/27/2024
MLN Connects® Newsletter: November 27, 2024
MLN Connects® Newsletter: November 27, 2024 News Opioid Treatment Programs: CY 2025 Updates HIV Screening & Prevention Claims, Pricers, & Codes Home Health Prospective Payment System Grouper: January Update Clotting Factor: [...]
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Posting Date: 12/03/2024
Report a Change of Ownership, Acquisition/Merger or Consolidation
Table of Contents Step 1: Determine You Are in the Right Place Step 2: Understand Type of CHOW Change of Ownership Acquisition/Merger Consolidation CHOW Reminders Step 3: Make Changes via Enrollment Application Change of [...]
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Posting Date: 12/03/2024
Behavioral Health Telehealth In-Person Requirements
Behavioral Health Telehealth In-Person Requirements National Government Services has been receiving questions regarding the behavioral health telehealth requirement that the initial telehealth service include an in person visit within the [...]
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Posting Date: 12/03/2024
Rural Tobacco Disparity
Rural Tobacco Disparity Tobacco use and exposure to SHS are major causes of preventable disease, disability and mortality in the United States and are responsible for approximately 480,000 deaths annually; another 16 million people are living [...]
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Posting Date: 12/02/2024
December 2024
In This Issue National Government Services Articles for Part A and Part B Providers Two Weeks to Prepare to Use NGSConnex for Beneficiary Eligibility Information A/B DME MAC Collaborative Lower Limb Orthoses Webinar November is Lung [...]
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Posting Date: 11/25/2024
Termination of the Hospice Benefit Component of the VBID Model on 12/31/2024
Termination of the Hospice Benefit Component of the VBID Model on 12/31/2024 After carefully considering recent feedback about the increasing operational challenges of the Hospice Benefit Component and limited and decreasing participation [...]
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Posting Date: 11/21/2024
Incarcerated or Unlawfully Present in the U.S. Claim Rejections (U538H, U538Q)
Incarcerated or Unlawfully Present in the U.S. Claim Rejections (U538H, U538Q) This stringent claim editing process helps ensure that Medicare does not make payments for services rendered to beneficiaries who are not eligible due to being [...]
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Posting Date: 12/04/2024
Intensive Behavioral Therapy for Obesity and Screening for Depression and Alcohol Misuse Screening
During this webinar, we''ll review the Medicare coverage, coding and billing guidelines for intensive behavioral therapy for obesity and screening for depression in adults.
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Posting Date: 12/04/2024
Medicare Diabetes Prevention Program
Stop diabetes before it begins. Join us and learn about the Medicare diabetes program to help people with Medicare stay healthy and prevent diabetes.
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Posting Date: 12/04/2024
Screening for Cardiovascular Disease and Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm
During this webinar, we'll review the coverage, coding, and billing guidelines for cardiovascular disease (CVD) screening blood tests, intensive behavioral therapy for CVD, and ultrasound screening for abdominal aortic aneurysm preventive services.
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Posting Date: 12/04/2024
Initial Preventive Physical Examination and Annual Wellness Visit
Ensure that your patients obtain the wellness examinations they are eligible for by knowing the differences between the initial preventive physical examination and annual wellness visit. During this webinar, we'll review the coverage, coding [...]
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Posting Date: 12/04/2024
2024 Health Equity Services
With the addition of health equity services in 2024, we are raising awareness on the benefits available for Medicare beneficiaries. During this webinar, we’ll discuss the new care management services that were included for Medicare coverage in [...]
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Posting Date: 12/04/2024
Top Part B Claim Errors for Preventive Services
Join us for a discussion of the top Part B claim denials for preventive services. We'll share the denial reasons, how to correct the denials, and solutions to prevent them from occurring on future claim submissions.
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