2021 Part A News
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April 2021
- Contractor Advisory Committee Meeting Announcement – May 12, 2021 – 04.12.21
- Medicare Credit Balance Quarterly Reminder – 04.12.21
- Update to the Payment for Grandfathered Tribal Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs) for Calendar Year (CY) 2021
[MLN Matters MM12202] – 04.12.21
- Repayment of COVID-19 Accelerated and Advance Payments Began on March 30, 2021
[MLN Matters SE21004] – 04.12.21
- Revised: Common Working File (CWF) Edits for Medicare Telehealth Services and Manual Update
[MLN Matters MM12068] – 04.12.21
- 4 Proposed FY 2020 Payment Rules – 04.09.21
- COVID-19 Vaccine Administration – No Out-of-Pocket Cost to Patients – 04.08.21
- MLN Connects Newsletter for Thursday, April 8, 2021 – 04.08.21
- The EDI Connection Spring 2021 Edition is now available – 04.06.21
- April is STD Awareness Month and April 11-17 is STD Awareness Week – 04.06.21
- Accelerated and Advance Payments – Repayment Process Reminders – 04.06.21
- April is Alcohol Awareness Month and April 7th is National Alcohol Screening Day – 04.06.21
- April is National Minority Health Month – 04.02.21
- MLN Connects Newsletter for Thursday, April 1, 2021 – 04.01.21
- CGS J15 Part A and Part B Presents: "An Evening Discussion on Facet Joint Intervention for Pain Management (L38773)" – 04.02.21
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March 2021
- COVID-19: RHC and FQHC Lump Sum Payments – 03.31.21
- COVID-19: RHC and FQHC Lump Sum Payments – 03.31.21
- Temporary Claims Hold Pending Congressional Action to Extend 2% Sequester Reduction Suspension – 03.31.21
- The April 2021 J15 Medicare Bulletin is now available – 03.31.21
- Update to the Manual for Telephone Services, Physician Assistant (PA) Supervision, and Medical Record Documentation for Part B Services
[MLN Matters MM11862] – 03.30.21
- Common Working File (CWF) Edits for Medicare Telehealth Services and Manual Update
[MLN Matters MM12068] – 03.30.21
- Claims Processing Instructions for National Coverage Determination (NCD) 20.4 Implantable Cardiac Defibrillators (ICDs)
[MLN Matters MM12104] – 03.30.21
- Changes to the Laboratory National Coverage Determination (NCD) Edit Software for July 2021
[MLN Matters MM12171] – 03.30.21
- New Provider Enrollment Administrative Action Authorities [MLN Matters SE21003] – 03.30.21
- Reminder: Cost Report Filing Extension – 03.25.21
- Remittance Advice Remark Code (RARC), Claims Adjustment Reason Code (CARC), Medicare Remit Easy Print (MREP) & PC Print Update
[MLN Matters MM12102] – 03.25.21
- Quarterly Update to the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Database (MPFSDB) - April 2021 Update
[MLN Matters MM12155] – 03.25.21
- Update to Rural Health Clinic (RHC) Payment Limits
[MLN Matters MM12185] – 03.25.21
- Implementation of Changes in the End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) Prospective Payment System (PPS) and Payment for Dialysis Furnished for Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) in ESRD Facilities for Calendar Year (CY) 2021
[MLN Matters MM12188] – 03.25.21
- April Quarterly Update for 2021 Durable Medical Equipment, Prosthetics, Orthotics and Supplies (DMEPOS) Fee Schedule
[MLN Matters MM12193] – 03.25.21
- MLN Connects newsletter for Thursday, March 25, 2021 – 03.25.21
- April 2021 Release "Dark" Days for the Common Working File (CWF) Hosts – 03.23.21
- April 2021 Part A Provider Contact Center (PCC) Training – 03.22.21
- MLN Connects Newsletter for Thursday, March 18, 2021 – 03.18.21
- Biden-Harris Administration Increases Medicare Payment for Life-Saving COVID-19 Vaccine – 03.15.21
- POE Virtual Road Show! Save the Dates! – 03.15.21
- CMS Updates Nursing Home Guidance with Revised Visitation Recommendations – 03.11.21
- MLN Connects Newsletter for Thursday, March 11, 2021 – 03.11.21
- April 2021 Update to the Fiscal Year (FY) 2021 Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS)
[MLN Matters MM12062] – 03.10.21
- Clinical Laboratory Fee Schedule – Medicare Travel Allowance Fees for Collection of Specimens
[MLN Matters MM12140] – 03.10.21
- April 2021 Update of the Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS)
[MLN Matters MM12175] – 03.10.21
- Quarterly Update for Clinical Laboratory Fee Schedule and Laboratory Services Subject to Reasonable Charge Payment
[MLN Matters MM12178] – 03.10.21
- April 2021 Integrated Outpatient Code Editor (I/OCE) Specifications Version 22.1
[MLN Matters MM12187] – 03.10.21
- OPPS Payment Rate for HCPCS Code A9591 – 03.09.21
- Quarterly Update to the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Database (MPFSDB) – April 2021 Update – 03.04.21
- MLN Connects® Newsletter for Thursday, March 4, 2021 – 03.04.21
- March is National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month – 03.04.21
- April 2021 Quarterly Average Sales Price (ASP) Medicare Part B Drug Pricing Files and Revisions to Prior Quarterly Pricing Files
[MLN Matters MM12133] – 03.04.21
- Billing for Services when Medicare is a Secondary Payer
[MLN Matters SE21002] – 03.04.21
- Review of Hospital Compliance with Medicare's Transfer Policy with the Resumption of Home Health Services & Other Information on Patient Discharge Status Codes
[MLN Matters SE21001] – 03.04.21
February 2021
- The March 2021 J15 Medicare Bulletin is now available – 02.26.21
- MLN Connects® for Thursday, February 25, 2021 – 02.25.21
- March 2021 Part A Provider Contact Center (PCC) Training – 02.23.21
- Practitioners! Are You Ordering Lower Limb Orthoses for Your Patients? – 02.19.21
- MLN Connects® for Thursday, February 18, 2021 – 02.18.21
- MLN Connects® for Thursday, February 11, 2021 – 02.11.21
- CGS J15 Contractor Advisory Committee (CAC) Meeting Regarding Platelet Rich Plasma for Non-Wound Care – 02.09.21
- February is American Heart Month – 02.09.21
- CGS EDI Enrollment Application Status Checker – 02.09.21
- myCGS Inbox Folders and Filtering are Now Available! – 02.04.21
- MLN Connects® for Thursday, February 4, 2021 – 02.04.21
- COVID-19 Vaccine and Monoclonal Antibody Infusion – Part A / HH&H Billing Guidance – 02.02.21
January 2021
- Collaborative Lower Limb Orthoses Webinar – 01.29.21
- The February 2021 J15 Medicare Bulletin is now available – 01.29.21
- Registration and Meeting Materials Now Available for February 11, 2021, Multi-Jurisdictional Contractor Advisory Committee (CAC)/Subject Matter Expert Meeting Regarding Epidural Interventions for Chronic Pain Management – 01.28.21
- Fiscal Year (FY) 2021 Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS) and Long-Term Care Hospital (LTCH) PPS Changes
[MLN Matters MM11879] – 01.28.21
- Revised: Changes to the End Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) PRICER to Accept the New Outpatient Provider Specific File Supplemental Wage Index Fields, the Network Reduction Calculation and New Value Code for Time on Machine
[MLN Matters MM11871] – 01.28.21
- Revised: Updates to Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF) Patient Driven Payment Model (PDPM) Claims
[MLN Matters MM11992] – 01.28.21
- Revised: Implementation of Changes in the End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) Prospective Payment System (PPS) and Payment for Dialysis Furnished for Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) in ESRD Facilities for Calendar Year (CY) 2021
[MLN Matters MM12011] – 01.28.21
- Revised: International Classification of Diseases, 10th Revision (ICD10) and Other Coding Revisions to National Coverage Determination (NCDs)--April 2021
[MLN Matters MM12027] – 01.28.21
- Revised: Calendar Year (CY) 2021 Annual Update for Clinical Laboratory Fee Schedule and Laboratory Services Subject to Reasonable Charge Payment
[MLN Matters MM12080] – 01.28.21
- MLN Connects® for Thursday, January 28, 2021 – 01.28.21
- February 2021 Part A Provider Contact Center (PCC) Training – 01.26.21
- Kentucky & Ohio Joint Teleconference/Webinar Open Public Draft/Revised LCD Discussion Meeting – February 23rd, 2021 – 01.21.21
- MLN Connects® for Thursday, January 21, 2021 – 01.21.21
- January is National Glaucoma Awareness Month – 01.20.21
- January is Cervical Health Awareness Month – 01.20.21
- Which myCGS Did You Access? – 01.19.21
- Redetermination Submission Checklist – 01.19.21
- Annual Wellness Visits (AWVs) and Initial Preventive Physical Examinations (IPPEs) versus "Routine Examinations" – 01.14.21
- MLN Connects® for Thursday, January 14, 2021 – 01.14.21
- Medicare Credit Balance Quarterly Reminder – 01.11.21
- Providers Making a Difference! – 01.11.21
- The 2021 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule
is now available on the CMS website. – 01.08.21
- Physician Fee Schedule Update – 01.07.21
- MLN Connects® for Thursday, January 7, 2021 – 01.07.21
- January 2021 Integrated Outpatient Code Editor (I/OCE) Specifications Version 22.0
[MLN Matters MM12114] – 01.06.21
- January 2021 Update of the Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS)
[MLN Matters MM12120] – 01.06.21
- 2021 Annual Update to the Therapy Code List
[MLN Matters MM12126] – 01.06.21
- 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. – 01.06.21