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Posting Date: 11/08/2024
Provider Enrollment Application Process Timeline
All MACs, including National Governments Services, have a goal to finalize an Internet-based PECOS application within 15 days and a CMS-855 paper application within 30 days, if all required information is available. About the Application [...]
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Posting Date: 11/12/2024
PECOS Application Status Tool
The status of your application is indicated by the step that is highlighted. If an application fee is required, an additional step will be added and the system will generate five steps. Your application was successfully [...]
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Posting Date: 11/08/2024
Identify the Proper Order of Payers for a Beneficiary's Services
Table of Contents Background Step 1: Check for Open Medicare Secondary Payer Records for the Beneficiary in the Common Working File Step 2: Collect MSP Information from the Beneficiary Step 3: Compare the MSP Information you [...]
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Posting Date: 10/27/2022
Checking Eligibility and Knowing Your Point of Contact
Checking Eligibility and Knowing your Point of Contact Table of Contents Checking Eligibility and Knowing your Point of Contact How to Verify Patient Eligibility Related Content Listed below are the different patient eligibility and [...]
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Posting Date: 11/03/2022
Go Paperless Today - Protect Your Bottom Line
Go Paperless Today ‒ Protect Your Bottom Line Every day is a great day to choose electronic solutions rather than paper. Make today the day you go electronic. If you are sending paper to National Government Services, change that now. You can [...]
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Posting Date: 10/27/2022
Medicare Home Health Collaboration with Other Provider Types
Medicare Home Health Collaboration with Other Provider Types Table of Contents The Medicare Home Health Benefit Therapy Providers and the Home Health Benefit Durable Medical Equipment Suppliers and the Home Health Benefit Hospice and the [...]
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Posting Date: 11/11/2024
One Week Until Beneficiary Eligibility Information Leaves the IVR
One Week Until Beneficiary Eligibility Information Leaves the IVR As we’ve communicated, beginning 11/18/2024, beneficiary eligibility information will not be offered on the IVR. This includes all beneficiary eligibility information that [...]
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Posting Date: 04/18/2022
CERT Program Information
CERT Program Information What Is the CERT Program? The CMS implemented the CERT program to measure improper payments in the Medicare FFS program. CERT selects a stratified random sample of claims submitted to Part A/B MACs and DME MACs [...]
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