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