2019 Part A Kentucky and Ohio Medicare News Archive
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December 2019
- Attention: Outpatient Department Prior Authorization (OPD) – 06.23.20
- Provider Enrollment Application Fee Amount for CY 2020 – 12.31.19
- The January 2020 Part A Medicare Bulletin is now available – 12.31.19
- Feedback on Scope of Practice – 12.26.19
- New Medicare Card Transition Ends Next Week: Claim Reject Codes Beginning January 1 – 12.23.19
- Policy Billing and Coding Articles Updated During Annual HCPCS and ICD-10 Updates – 12.19.19
- Micro-Invasive Glaucoma Surgery (MIGS) L37578 Update – 12.19.19
- January 2020 Part A Provider Contact Center (PCC) Training – 12.19.19
- MLN Connects® for Thursday, December 19, 2019 – 12.19.19
- Payment for Outpatient Clinic Visit Services at Excepted Off-Campus Provider-Based Departments: Updated – 12.18.19
- Fiscal Intermediary Standard System (FISS) Direct Data Entry (DDE) Screen Changes – 12.17.19
- New Medicare Card Transition Ends in 2 Weeks: Use MBIs Now to Get Paid January 1 – 12.17.19
- January 2020 Release "Dark" Days for the Common Working File (CWF) Hosts – 12.17.19
- Fiscal Intermediary Standard System (FISS) Direct Data Entry (DDE) Screen Changes – 12.17.19
- Documentation Reminder for TAVR – 12.16.19
- Reminder: myCGS Status Button! – 12.12.19
- MLN Connects® for Thursday, December 12, 2019 – 12.12.19
- Most HICN Claims Reject – Regardless of Date Service – 12.10.19
- Share Your Experience Today! – 12.05.19
- MLN Connects® for Thursday, December 5, 2019 – 12.05.19
- MBI Transition Ends This Month: Will You Be Paid On January 1? – 12.03.19
November 2019
- MLN Connects® for Wednesday, November 27, 2019 – 11.27.19
- The December 2019 Part A Medicare Bulletin is now available – 11.26.19
- December 2019 Part A Provider Contact Center (PCC) Training – 11.26.19
- New Medicare Card: Claim Reject Codes After January 1 News From CMS – 11.26.19
- MLN Connects® for Thursday, November 21, 2019 – 11.21.19
- Update: Issue with Medicare Secondary Payer (MSP) Information – 11.21.19
- New Medicare Card: If an MBI Changes – 11.21.19
- New Medicare Card: Get Paid January 1, 2020 – Use MBIs Now – 11.19.19
- Physicians! Collaborative Surgical Dressings and Supplies Webinar Scheduled for December 12th! – 11.19.19
- Hospital Price Transparency Requirements – 11.15.19
- MLN Connects® for Thursday, November 14, 2019 – 11.14.19
- November 15, 2019 Deadline! Take Action Today and Recertify Your Fiscal Intermediary Standard System (FISS) Direct Data Entry (DDE) Access! – 11.12.19
- 2020 A/B Provider Outreach and Education (POE) Advisory Group Membership Drive – 11.12.19
- HICN Claims Reject – 11.12.19
- Livanta's Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) for Healthcare Providers – 11.07.19
- MLN Connects® for Thursday, November 7, 2019 – 11.07.19
- Issue with Medicare Secondary Payer (MSP) Information – 11.06.19
- Protect Your Patients' Identities: Use the MBI Now! – 11.05.19
- Physician Fee Schedule and OPPS/ASC Final Rules Call – November 6 – 11.04.19
- Voluntary Refunds – Calendar Year 2019 – 11.04.19
- MLN Connects® Special Edition – Friday, November 1, 2019: Physician Fee Schedule, Hospital OPPS, and ASC Final Rules – 11.04.19
- Final Payment Rules for HH, ESRD, and DMEPOS – 11.01.19
October 2019
- The November 2019 Part A Medicare Bulletin is now available – 10.31.19
- MLN Connects® for Thursday, October 31, 2019 – 10.31.19
- Updated 2020 Amount in Controversy (AIC) for Administrative Law Judge Hearings or Federal District Court Appeals – 10.29.19
- New Medicare Card: Claim Reject Codes After January 1 – 10.29.19
- Liver Transplant Claims: Possible Overpayment – 10.29.19
- MLN Connects® for Thursday, October 24, 2019 – 10.24.19
- Is Your Vendor/Clearinghouse Submitting Your Claims with the MBI? – 10.22.19
- November 2019 Part A Provider Contact Center (PCC) Training – 10.22.19
- Do Not Delay! Recertify Your Fiscal Intermediary Standard System (FISS) Direct Data Entry (DDE) Access Today!!! – 10.17.19
- MLN Connects® for Thursday, October 17, 2019 – 10.17.19
- Update: Common Working File (CWF) Missing Beneficiary Eligibility Information – 10.15.19
- Medicare MBI Look-Up Tool Users – 10.15.19
- It’s Time to Start Submitting Claims With the MBI – 10.15.19
- Medicare Credit Balance Quarterly Reminder – 10.15.19
- Modernizing and Clarifying the Physician Self-Referral Regulations Proposed Rule – 10.10.19
- MLN Connects® for Thursday, October 10, 2019 – 10.10.19
- New and Retired Local Policies – 10.08.19
- Do Not Delay! Recertify Your Fiscal Intermediary Standard System (FISS) Direct Data Entry (DDE) Access Today!!! – 10.08.19
- Notify Us If You File Bankruptcy – 10.08.19
- MLN Connects® for Thursday, October 3, 2019 – 10.03.19
- Ohio Open Public LCD Discussion Meeting: Draft Local Coverage Determinations – Wednesday, October 30th, 2019 – 10.01.19
- Kentucky Open Public LCD Discussion Meeting: Draft Local Coverage Determinations – October 29th, 2019 – 10.01.19
- Special Edition MLN Connects Monday, September 30, 2019 – 10.01.19
September 2019
- The October 2019 Part A Medicare Bulletin is now available – 09.30.19
- Special Edition MLN Connects – Thursday, September 26, 2019 – 09.27.19
- Attention: Complete the DDE PPTN Annual Recertification Form TODAY! – 09.26.19
- October 2019 Part A Provider Contact Center (PCC) Training – 09.26.19
- MLN Connects® for Thursday, September 26, 2019 – 09.26.19
- myCGS Registration and Password Tips – 09.26.19
- October 2019 Release "Dark" Days for the Common Working File (CWF) Hosts – 09.26.19
- Take Action Now: Part A Providers FISS DDE User ID Annual Recertification – 09.24.19
- If You Don't Have It, Get It, Then Use It! – 09.24.19
- MLN Connects® for Thursday, September 19, 2019 – 09.19.19
- Fiscal Intermediary Standard System (FISS) Direct Data Entry (DDE) Screen Changes – 09.17.19
- Ambulance Crew Member Signatures – 09.13.19
- MLN Connects® for Thursday, September 12, 2019 – 09.12.19
- Physicians! Are You Ordering a Spinal Orthosis for Your Patient?– 09.11.19
- Take Action Now: Part A Providers FISS DDE User ID Annual Recertification –09.10.19
- MLN Connects® for Thursday, September 5, 2019 – 09.05.19
- Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility Prospective Payment System Resources – 09.03.19
- New Medicare Card: Open Door Forum – September 11 – 09.03.19
August 2019
- The September 2019 Part A Medicare Bulletin is now available – 08.30.19
- Medicare MBI Look-Up Tool Users – 08.29.19
- Take Action Now: Part A Providers FISS DDE User ID Annual Recertification – 08.29.19
- MLN Connects® for Thursday, August 29, 2019 – 08.29.19
- September 2019 Part A Provider Contact Center (PCC) Training – 08.27.19
- MLN Connects® for Thursday, August 22, 2019 – 08.22.19
- Who Do You Contact With myCGS Log-in Issues? – 08.20.19
- MLN Connects® for Thursday, August 15, 2019 – 08.15.19
- Take Action Now: Part A Providers FISS DDE User ID Annual Recertification – 08.13.19
- MLN Connects® for Thursday, August 8, 2019 – 08.08.19
- No Longer Accepting Requests to Access CWF Eligibility Systems – 08.08.19
- Physicians! Collaborative Spinal Orthosis Webinar Scheduled for September 19! – 08.07.19
- MLN Connects® Special Edition – Wednesday, August 7, 2019 – 08.07.19
- MLN Connects® Special Edition - Friday, August 2, 2019 – 08.05.19
- MLN Connects® for Thursday, August 1, 2019 – 08.01.19
- Take Action Now: Part A Providers FISS DDE User ID Annual Recertification – 08.01.19
July 2019
- The August 2019 Part A Medicare Bulletin is now available – 07.31.19
- New Customer Service Resource: How Do I…? – 07.30.19
- CMS Provider Education Message: Special Edition – Monday, July 29, 2019 – 07.30.19
- Common Working File (CWF) Dark Day for Annual History Archive – 07.30.19
- The Summer 2019 edition of the EDI Connection is now available – 07.29.19
- MLN Connects® for Thursday, July 25, 2019 – 07.25.19
- Take Action Now: Part A Providers FISS DDE User ID Annual Recertification – 07.23.19
- Medicare DMEPOS Improper Inpatient Payments – 07.23.19
- August 2019 Part A Provider Contact Center (PCC) Training – 07.23.19
- Is Your Vendor/Clearinghouse Submitting Your Claims with the MBI? – 07.23.19
- MLN Connects® for Thursday, July 18, 2019 – 07.18.19
- Inpatient Hospital Pre-Entitlement Claims – 07.16.19
- Medicare Credit Balance Quarterly Reminder – 07.16.19
- HHAs: CY 2020 and 2021 New Home Infusion Therapy Benefit and Payment and Policy Changes – 07.12.19
- MLN Connects® for Thursday, July 11, 2019 – 07.11.19
- Upcoming myCGS Medicare Beneficiary Identifier (MBI) Look-Up Tool Outage – 07.03.19
June 2019
- The July 2019 Part A Medicare Bulletin is now available – 06.28.19
- MLN Connects® for Thursday, June 27, 2019 – 06.27.19
- Upcoming myCGS Portal Outage – 06.25.19
- July 2019 Part A Provider Contact Center (PCC) Training – 06.25.19
- MLN Connects® for Thursday, June 20, 2019 – 06.20.19
- Reminder: July 2019 Changes to Common Working File (CWF) Eligibility Systems ELGA, ELGH, HIQA and HIQH – 06.20.19
- July 2019 Release "Dark" Days for the Common Working File (CWF) Hosts – 06.20.19
- Fiscal Intermediary Standard System (FISS) Direct Data Entry (DDE) Screen Changes – 06.18.19
- Upcoming myCGS Portal Outages – 06.18.19
- MLN Connects® for Thursday, June 13, 2019 – 06.14.19
- Fraud Alert: Genetic Testing Scam – 06.13.19
- Medicare Part A Workgroup Meeting – 06.13.19
- Multijurisdictional Contractor Advisory Committee (CAC) Meeting Regarding Pharmacogenomics - Wednesday, June 26th, 2019 – 06.11.19
- Medicare MBI Look-Up Tool Outages – 06.11.19
- CMS Seeks Public Input on Patients over Paperwork Initiative to Further Reduce Administrative, Regulatory Burden to Lower Healthcare Costs – 06.07.19
- MLN Connects® for Thursday, June 6, 2019 – 06.06.19
- myCGS Enhancement: Part A Claims Practice Addresses – 06.06.19
- Kentucky & Ohio Joint Onsite Open/Public Discussion/Meeting on Draft/Revised LCDs: Draft Local Coverage Determinations – Tuesday, June 18th, 2019 – 06.04.19
May 2019
- Billing Reminder: Claim Change Reason (Condition) Code D9 – 05.30.19
- MLN Connects® for Thursday, May 30, 2019 – 05.30.19
- The June 2019 Part A Medicare Bulletin is now available – 05.30.19
- June 2019 Part A Provider Contact Center (PCC) Training – 05.28.19
- New Revised J15 DDE PPTN Application/Reactivation Form – 05.28.19
- MLN Connects® for Thursday, May 23, 2019 – 05.23.19
- Physicians! Collaborative A/B/DME MAC Lower Limb Orthoses Webinar on June 20, 2019! – 05.21.19
- MLN Connects® for Thursday, May 16, 2019 – 05.16.19
- What to Expect When Enrolling – 05.16.19
- Temporary Pause of BFCC-QIO Short Stay and HWDRG Reviews – 05.14.19
- Medicare MBI Look-Up Tool Outages – 05.14.19
- Registering for myCGS? Check here first! – 05.14.19
- MLN Connects® for Thursday, May 9, 2019 – 05.09.19
- MLN Connects® for Thursday, May 2, 2019 – 05.02.19
April 2019
- The May 2019 Part A Medicare Bulletin is now available – 04.30.19
- Who to Contact for FISS DDE and myCGS Password Resets – 04.30.19
- MLN Connects® for Thursday, April 25, 2019 – 04.25.19
- New MolDX Policy – 04.25.19
- May 2019 Part A Provider Contact Center (PCC) Training – 04.25.19
- CMS Urgent and Time Sensitive MLN Connects Special Edition Article – 04.24.19
- Kentucky and Ohio Joint Special Open Public Meeting: Local Coverage Determinations (LCD) Development Discussion – May 7th, 2019 – 04.23.19
- MLN Connects® for Thursday, April 18, 2019 – 04.18.19
- July 2019 Changes to Common Working File (CWF) Eligibility Systems ELGA, ELGH, HIQA and HIQH – 04.18.19
- Attention myCGS Medicare Beneficiary Identifier (MBI) Look-Up Tool Users – 04.16.19
- Code Migration in Local Coverage Determinations (LCDs) – 04.11.19
- MLN Connects® for Thursday, April 11, 2019 – 04.11.19
- MLN Connects® for Thursday, April 4, 2019 – 04.04.19
- myCGS Medicare Beneficiary Identifier (MBI) Look-Up Tool Outages – 04.02.19
- Medicare Credit Balance Quarterly Reminder – 04.02.19
March 2019
- The April 2019 Part A Medicare Bulletin is now available – 03.29.19
- Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) Unavailable Saturday, April 27th – 03.28.19
- MLN Connects® for Thursday, March 28, 2019 – 03.28.19
- April 2019 Part A Provider Contact Center (PCC) Training – 03.26.19
- April 2019 Release "Dark" Days for the Common Working File (CWF) Hosts – 03.21.19
- New Local Coverage Determination Policy – 03.21.19
- MLN Connects® for Thursday, March 21, 2019 – 03.21.19
- myCGS Medicare Beneficiary Identifier (MBI) Look-Up Tool Outages – 03.21.19
- Fiscal Intermediary Standard System (FISS) Direct Data Entry (DDE) Screen Changes – 03.19.19
- MLN Connects® for Thursday, March 14, 2019 – 03.14.19
- Update: Medicare Administrative Contractors (MACs) Will Host A Multi-jurisdictional Contractor Advisory Committee (CAC) Teleconference Regarding Vertebral Augmentation on March 20, 2019, 1-4 P.M. EST – 03.13.19
- Don't Forget to Log In! – 03.12.19
- MLN Connects® for Thursday, March 7, 2019 – 03.07.19
- Process Improvements Based On Your 2018 MSI Survey Feedback! – 03.07.19
- Coming in March! – 03.05.19
- New myCGS Status Button! – 03.05.19
- The Winter 2019 edition of the EDI Connection is now available – 03.01.19
February 2019
- The March 2019 Part A Medicare Bulletin is now available – 02.28.19
- MLN Connects® for Thursday, February 28, 2019 – 02.28.19
- "New to myCGS" - Administrator Unlock Feature – 02.28.19
- March 2019 Part A Provider Contact Center (PCC) Training – 02.26.19
- CMS National Provider Compliance Conference Adding Clarity to Compliance – 02.21.19
- MLN Connects® for Thursday, February 21, 2019 – 02.21.19
- FREE Medicare Part A and Part B Workgroup Meeting – 02.18.19
- Medicare Administrative Contractors (MACs) Will Host a Multi-jurisdictional Contractor Advisory Committee (CAC) via WebEx on March 20, 2019, 1-4 pm EST – 02.18.19
- MLN Connects® for Thursday, February 14, 2019 – 02.14.19
- New Medicare Secondary Payer (MSP) Resources for Part A Providers – 02.12.19
- New LCD Article – 02.07.19
- MLN Connects® for Thursday, February 7, 2019 – 02.07.19
- Need a Duplicate Electronic Remittance or Claim Response Report? Online Ordering is Available and Easy with the EDI Report Request Tool! – 02.07.19
- February 2019 Part A Provider Contact Center (PCC) Training – 02.05.19
January 2019
- The February 2019 Part A Medicare Bulletin is now available – 01.31.19
- MLN Connects® for Thursday, January 31, 2019 – 01.31.19
- Provider Contact Center (PCC) Reminders – 01.29.19
- Kentucky and Ohio Joint Open Public Meeting: Local Coverage Determinations (LCD) Development Discussion – February 12th, 2019 – 01.29.19
- MLN Connects® for Thursday, January 24, 2019 – 01.24.19
- Medicare Part A/B and DME CERT Taskforce Webinar – 01.24.19
- Upcoming Part A Webinars: Register to Attend Today! – 01.22.19
- Patient Driven Payment Model (PDPM) Resources – 01.22.19
- MLN Connects® for Thursday, January 17, 2019 – 01.17.19
- Beneficiary and Family Centered Care (BFCC) Quality Improvement Organization' (QIO) Hospital Short Stay (Two-Midnight Rule) Patient Status Reviews – 01.17.19
- New Medicare Card Mailing Complete, 58% of Claims Submitted with MBI – 01.17.19
- MSP Explanation Codes – 01.15.19
- Website Search Enhancements – 01.15.19
- Medicare Credit Balance Quarterly Reminder – 01.15.19
- 2019 Part A Provider Outreach and Education (POE) Advisory Group Membership Drive – 01.11.19
- MLN Connects® for Thursday, January 10, 2019 – 01.10.19
- Announcing – The Spring 2019 Medicare Road Show! – 01.10.19
- MLN Connects® for Thursday, January 3, 2019 – 01.03.19
- The acceptance of a voluntary refund as repayment for the claim specified in no way affects or limits the rights of the Federal Government, or any of its agencies or agents, to pursue any appropriate criminal, civil, or administrative remedies arising from or relating to these or any other claims. – 01.02.19