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2023 Part B News
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June 2023
- Who to Contact Regarding Your Applications! – 06.02.23
- MLN Connects Newsletter: June 1, 2023 – 06.01.23
- July 2023 Release "Dark Days" – 06.01.23
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May 2023
- The 1st and 2nd Quarter 2023 Payment Allowance Limits for Average Sales Price (ASP) Drugs have been revised – 05.31.23
- Quarterly Update to the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Database – July 2023 – 05.30.23
- Targeted Probe and Educate Program to Focus on Annual Wellness Visits – 05.25.23
- MLN Connects Newsletter: May 25, 2023 – 05.25.23
- Kentucky & Ohio Joint Special Open Public Draft LCD Discussion Regarding Urinary Biomarkers for Chronic Pain Management: June 22, 2023 – 05.25.23
- J15 Provider Contact Center (PCC) Training – June 2023 – 05.23.23
- MLN Connects Newsletter: May 18, 2023 – 05.18.23
- Education Article: COVID Serology Testing – 05.16.23
- The 1st and 2nd Quarter 2023 Payment Allowance Limits for Not Otherwise Classified (NOC) Drugs have been revised – 05.11.23
- MLN Connects Newsletter: May 11, 2023 – 05.11.23
- Action Required: 2023 DDE PPTN Recertification – 05.09.23
- Help Simplify Your Medicare Billing with myCGS!! – 05.08.23
- Educational Article J1411 Hemgenix (esranacogene dezaparvovec-drlb) – 05.08.23
- MLN Connects Newsletter: May 4, 2023 – 05.04.23
- Medicare Administrative Contractors (MACs) will host a Multi-Jurisdictional CAC meeting regarding Non-Invasive Technology for Coronary Artery Plaque Analysis on Thursday, May 25, 2023 – 05.04.23
- The EDI Connection Spring 2023 Edition is now available – 05.04.23
- Update: Part B "Dark Day" on May 8 – 05.02.23
- Total Invoice Price and Overpayments – 05.01.23
- SPRAVATO™ (esketamine) nasal spray, CIII – 05.01.23
April 2023
- MLN Connects Newsletter: April 27, 2023 – 04.27.23
- Kentucky & Ohio Joint Special Open Public Draft/Revised LCD Discussion Meeting: 5/17/2023 – 04.27.23
- CGS Medicare Round Table Event for Ambulance Suppliers, Providers and Health Professionals – 04.25.23
- J15 Provider Contact Center (PCC) Training – May 2023 – 04.25.23
- Medicare Administrative Contractors (MACs) will host a Multi-Jurisdictional CAC meeting regarding Non-Invasive Technology for Coronary Artery Plaque Analysis on Thursday, May 25, 2023 – 04.25.23
- "Dark Day" on May 8 – 04.24.23
- Physician Certification Statement Requirements for RSNAT – 04.24.23
- MLN Connects Newsletter: April 20, 2023 – 04.20.23
- CGS J15 Part B Medicare Webinar "Fundamentals of Global Surgery – Surgical Modifiers Part 2" – 04.17.23
- CGS J15 Part B Medicare Webinar "Fundamentals of Global Surgery – Surgical Modifiers Part 1" – 04.17.23
- CGS J15 Part B Medicare Webinar "Initial and Annual Wellness Visit Overview" – 04.14.23
- MLN Connects Newsletter: April 13, 2023 – 04.13.23
- MLN Connects Newsletter: CMS Proposes Policies to Improve Patient Safety and Promote Health Equity – Apr 10, 2023 – 04.11.23
- MLN Connects Newsletter: April 6, 2023 – 04.06.23
- MLN Connects Newsletter: 4 Proposed FY 2024 Payment Rules – April 4, 2023 – 04.05.23
- Critical Access Hospitals: Bill Correctly – 04.04.23
- Ending the COVID-19 PHE Resource Update – 04.04.23
- The 2nd Quarter 2023 ASC Drug fees are now available – 04.03.23
- The 2nd, 3rd, and 4th Quarter 2022 and 1st Quarter 2023 ASC Drug fees have been revised – 04.03.23
March 2023
- The 2nd Quarter 2023 Ambulatory Surgical Center fee schedule is now available – 03.31.23
- MLN Connects Newsletter: March 30, 2023 – 03.31.23
- The 2nd Quarter 2023 Payment Allowance Limits for Average Sales Price (ASP) Drugs are now available – 03.31.23
- The 2nd Quarter 2023 Payment Allowance Limits for Not Otherwise Classified (NOC) Drugs are now available – 03.31.23
- J15 Provider Contact Center (PCC) Training – April 2023 – 03.28.23
- Multijurisdictional Contractor Advisory Committee Meeting: Trigger Point Injections – 03.27.23
- MLN Connects Newsletter: March 23, 2023 – 03.23.23
- Invoice Claim Filing Instructions – 03.22.23
- Radiopharmaceutical Drugs – Billing Instructions – 03.22.23
- MLN Connects Newsletter: March 16, 2023 – 03.16.23
- CR13105 – Technical Revisions Only to the National Coverage Determination (NCD) Manual
– 03.16.23
- MLN Connects Newsletter: Inflation Reduction Act Tamps Down on Prescription Drug Price Increases Above Inflation – Mar 15, 2023 – 03.15.23
- NCD 110.24: Chimeric Antigen Receptor (CAR) T-Cell Therapy Billing Instructions – 03.10.23
- MLN Connects Newsletter: March 9, 2023 – 03.09.23
- MLN Connects Newsletter: March 2, 2023 – 03.02.23
February 2023
- MLN Connects Newsletter: COVID-19 Public Health Emergency (PHE) New Overview Fact Sheet – Feb 27, 2023 – 02.28.23
- April 2023 Release "Dark Days" for the CWF Host – 02.28.23
- Quarterly Update to the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Database – April 2023 – 02.28.23
- MLN Connects Newsletter: Public Health Emergency 1135 Waivers: Updated Guidance for Providers – Feb 23, 2023 – 02.23.23
- Upcoming myCGS Enhancements and Updates! – 02.23.23
- MLN Connects Newsletter: February 23, 2023 – 02.23.23
- J15 Provider Contact Center (PCC) Training – March 2023 – 02.21.23
- 2023 Medicare Participating Physicians/Suppliers Directory (MEDPARD) – 02.20.23
- MLN Connects Newsletter: February 16, 2023 – 02.16.23
- Medical Documentation for RSNAT Prior Authorization and Claims – 02.14.23
- Multijurisdictional Contractor Advisory Committee (CAC) Meeting Regarding RPM/RTM for Non-Implantable Devices – 02.14.23
- Reminder: HCPCS Modifier JW "Drug or Biological Amount Discarded/Not Administered to Any Patient" – 02.13.23
- MLN Connects Newsletter: Prescription Drug Inflation Rebate Program Guidance – Feb 9, 2023 – 02.10.23
- MLN Connects Newsletter: February 9, 2023 – 02.09.23
- Submit Your CMS-1500 Form through myCGS! – 02.02.23
- Attention: Part A Outpatient Prior Authorization Inquiries – 02.02.23
- New Authentication Requirement When Calling the Provider Contact Center – Effective May 1st – 02.02.23
- Medicare Provider Alert: Your Responsibility When Using Billing Companies and Outsourced Agencies – 02.02.23
- MLN Connects Newsletter: February 2, 2023 – 02.02.23
January 2023
- J15 Provider Contact Center (PCC) Training – February 2023 – 01.31.23
- System Status – March 10 – 12, 2023 – 01.26.23
- MLN Connects Newsletter: January 26, 2023 – 01.26.23
- Kentucky & Ohio Joint Open Public Draft/Revised LCD Discussion Meeting: February 21st, 2023 – 01.24.23
- The EDI Connection Winter 2022 Edition is now available – 01.24.23
- Practitioners! Are You Ordering Ankle-Foot /Knee-Ankle-Foot Orthoses (AFO/KAFO) for Your Patients? – 01.24.23
- Practitioners! Are You Ordering Knee Orthoses for Your Patients? – 01.19.23
- MLN Connects Newsletter: January 19, 2023 – 01.19.23
- Attention Part B Providers! IVR Enhancement Update – Redetermination Status – 01.17.23
- The 1st Quarter 2023 Ambulatory Surgical Center fee schedule has been revised – 01.13.23
- The 2023 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule has been revised – 01.13.23
- MLN Connects Newsletter: January 12, 2023 – 01.12.23
- CMS Awards 200 New Medicare-funded Residency Slots to Hospitals Serving Underserved Communities – 01.10.23
- Use the myCGS Eligibility Tab to Avoid Claim Errors – 01.10.23
- 2023 Schedule for Upcoming Compliance, Open Draft/Revised LCD Discussion, and Provider Touch Point Meetings – 01.05.23
- MLN Connects Newsletter: January 5, 2023 – 01.05.23
- Targeted Probe and Education Program to Focus on Spinal Pain Management Claims – 01.04.23