2019 Part B Kentucky and Ohio Medicare News Archive
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December 2019
- Provider Enrollment Application Fee Amount for CY 2020 – 12.31.19
- The January 2020 Part B Medicare Bulletin is now available – 12.31.19
- Feedback on Scope of Practice – 12.26.19
- The 4th Quarter 2019 Payment Allowance Limits for Not Otherwise Classified (NOC) Drugs have been revised – 12.23.19
- New Medicare Card Transition Ends Next Week: Claim Reject Codes Beginning January 1 – 12.23.19
- Micro-Invasive Glaucoma Surgery (MIGS) L37578 Update – 12.19.19
- Policy Billing and Coding Articles Updated During Annual HCPCS and ICD-10 Updates – 12.19.19
- January 2020 Part B Provider Contact Center (PCC) Training – 12.19.19
- MLN Connects® for Thursday, December 19, 2019 – 12.19.19
- 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
- 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
- Small Provider and Medicare Update Workshop: Free! – 12.05.19
- The 4th Quarter 2019 Payment Allowance Limits for Average Sales Price (ASP) Drugs have been revised – 12.04.19
- 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 B Medicare Bulletin is now available – 11.26.19
- December 2019 Part B 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
- The 4th Quarter 2019 Payment Allowance Limits for Average Sales Price (ASP) Drugs have been revised – 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
- The 2020 Physician Fee Schedule is now available in PDF, CSV, and searchable formats. – 11.14.19
- 2020 A/B Provider Outreach and Education (POE) Advisory Group Membership Drive – 11.12.19
- HICN Claims Reject – 11.12.19
- IMPORTANT: The fees for CY 2020 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (MPFSDB) will be posted to our website after the 2019 physician fee schedule regulation is put on display. – 11.08.19
- Livanta's Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) for Healthcare Providers – 11.07.19
- November 2019 Part B Medicare Bulletin Review – 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
- 277CA Report CGS ACE Smart Edits Enhancements – 10.31.19
- The November 2019 Part B Medicare Bulletin is now available – 10.31.19
- MLN Connects® for Thursday, October 31, 2019 – 10.31.19
- 4th Quarter 2019 Payment Allowance Limits for Not Otherwise Classified (NOC) Drugs have been revised – 10.30.19
- The 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and 4th Quarter 2019 Payment Allowance Limits for Average Sales Price (ASP) Drugs have been revised – 10.30.19
- NEW ACE Informational Edit Informs You of YOUR Approaching Revalidation Requirement – 10.29.19
- 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
- MLN Connects® for Thursday, October 24, 2019 – 10.24.19
- The 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and 4th Quarter 2019 Payment Allowance Limits for Not Otherwise Classified (NOC) Drugs have been revised – 10.23.19
- Is Your Vendor/Clearinghouse Submitting Your Claims with the MBI? – 10.22.19
- November 2019 Part B Provider Contact Center (PCC) Training – 10.22.19
- 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
- MLN Connects® for Thursday, October 10, 2019 – 10.10.19
- New and Retired Local Policies – 10.08.19
- Notify Us If You File Bankruptcy – 10.08.19
- The 4th Quarter ASC Drug fees are now available and the 2nd and 3rd Quarter ASC Drug fees have been revised – 10.07.19
- 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 2019 Physician Fee Schedule has been revised – 09.30.19
- The October 2019 Part B Medicare Bulletin is now available – 09.30.19
- Special Edition MLN Connects – Thursday, September 26, 2019 – 09.27.19
- October 2019 Part B 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
- If You Don't Have It, Get It, Then Use It! – 09.24.19
- MLN Connects® for Thursday, September 19, 2019 – 09.19.19
- Ambulance Crew Member Signatures – 09.13.19
- MLN Connects® for Thursday, September 12, 2019 – 09.12.19
- A Clear Path to Clean Claims – CGS Advance Communication Engine (ACE) Smart Edits – 09.12.19
- Physicians! Are You Ordering a Spinal Orthosis for Your Patient? – 09.11.19
- Invoice Filing Instructions for Skin Substitutes/Wound Care Products – 09.10.19
- MLN Connects® for Thursday, September 5, 2019 – 09.05.19
- ACE Smart Edits – 09.03.19
- New Medicare Card: Open Door Forum – September 11 – 09.03.19
August 2019
- The September 2019 Part B Medicare Bulletin is now available – 08.30.19
- Medicare MBI Look-Up Tool Users – 08.29.19
- MLN Connects® for Thursday, August 29, 2019 – 08.29.19
- The 3rd Quarter 2019 Payment Allowance Limits for Average Sales Price (ASP) Drugs have been revised – 08.29.19
- Coming Soon: ACE Smart Edits! – 08.28.19
- Announcing – The Fall 2019 Medicare Road Show! – 08.27.19
- Fall 2019 Medicare Road Show Course Descriptions – 08.27.19
- September 2019 Part B Provider Contact Center (PCC) Training – 08.27.19
- MLN Connects® for Thursday, August 22, 2019 – 08.22.19
- The 3rd and 4th Quarter 2018 and the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Quarter 2019 Payment Allowance Limits for Average Sales Price (ASP) Drugs have been revised – 08.20.19
- MLN Connects® for Thursday, August 15, 2019 – 08.15.19
- The 2nd and 3rd Quarter 2019 Payment Allowance Limits for Not Otherwise Classified (NOC) Drugs have been revised – 08.12.19
- MLN Connects® for Thursday, August 8, 2019 – 08.08.19
- Home Health Review Choice Demonstration (RCD) Program – 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
July 2019
- The August 2019 Part B 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
- Independent Diagnostic Testing Facility (IDTF) Web Page Update – 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
- August 2019 Part B Provider Contact Center (PCC) Training – 07.23.19
- MODIFIER 22: Increased/Unusual Procedural Services – 07.23.19
- Is Your Vendor/Clearinghouse Submitting Your Claims with the MBI? – 07.23.19
- Register Today for the J15 Part B and DME POE Kentucky and Ohio Mega Workshops – 07.23.19
- MLN Connects® for Thursday, July 18, 2019 – 07.18.19
- The 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Quarter 2019 Payment Allowance Limits for Average Sales Price (ASP) Drugs have been revised – 07.17.19
- The 3rd Quarter 2019 Ambulatory Surgical Center Fee Schedule has been updated – 07.12.19
- 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
- Medicare Part B Evaluation and Management (E/M) Documentation Guideline Webinar – 07.10.19
- Upcoming myCGS Medicare Beneficiary Identifier (MBI) Look-Up Tool Outage – 07.03.19
- The 2019 Physician Fee Schedule has been revised – 07.01.19
- The 3rd Quarter 2019 ASC Drug fees are now available. – 07.01.19
- The 3rd Quarter 2019 Ambulatory Surgical Center fee schedule is now available under Option 2 of the Fee Schedule page. – 07.01.19
- The 1st Quarter 2019 Ambulatory Surgical Center fee schedule has been revised and is available under Option 2 of the Fee Schedule page. – 07.01.19
June 2019
- The July 2019 Part B Medicare Bulletin is now available – 06.28.19
- The 2nd and 3rd Quarter 2019 Payment Allowance Limits for Not Otherwise Classified (NOC) Drugs have been revised – 06.28.19
- The 3rd Quarter 2019 Payment Allowance Limits for Average Sales Price (ASP) Drugs have been revised – 06.28.19
- MLN Connects® for Thursday, June 27, 2019 – 06.27.19
- Upcoming myCGS Portal Outage – 06.25.19
- July 2019 Part B Provider Contact Center (PCC) Training – 06.25.19
- MLN Connects® for Thursday, June 20, 2019 – 06.20.19
- July 2019 Release "Dark" Days for the Common Working File (CWF) Hosts – 06.20.19
- Additional Ways to Drive YOUR Reopenings with Automation! – 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
- The 1st and 2nd Quarter 2019 Payment Allowance Limits for Average Sales Price (ASP) Drugs have been revised – 06.11.19
- 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
- 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
- MLN Connects® for Thursday, May 30, 2019 – 05.30.19
- The June 2019 Part B Medicare Bulletin is now available – 05.30.19
- The 4th Quarter 2018 and 1st and 2nd Quarter 2019 Payment Allowance Limits for Not Otherwise Classified (NOC) Drugs have been revised – 05.29.19
- June 2019 Part B 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
- The 2nd Quarter 2019 Payment Allowance Limits for Average Sales Price (ASP) Drugs have been revised – 05.20.19
- The 2nd, 3rd, and 4th Quarter 2018 and 1st and 2nd Quarter 2019 Payment Allowance Limits for Not Otherwise Classified (NOC) Drugs have been revised – 05.20.19
- MLN Connects® for Thursday, May 16, 2019 – 05.16.19
- What to Expect When Enrolling – 05.16.19
- Medicare MBI Look-Up Tool Outages – 05.14.19
- Registering for myCGS? Check here first! – 05.14.19
- The 4th Quarter 2018 and 1st and 2nd Quarter 2019 Payment Allowance Limits for Not Otherwise Classified (NOC) Drugs have been revised – 05.13.19
- The 2nd Quarter 2019 Payment Allowance Limits for Not Otherwise Classified (NOC) Drugs have been revised – 05.13.19
- 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 B Medicare Bulletin is now available – 04.30.19
- MLN Connects® for Thursday, April 25, 2019 – 04.25.19
- May 2019 Part B Provider Contact Center (PCC) Training – 04.25.19
- New MolDX Policy – 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
- The 1st Quarter 2019 Payment Allowance Limits for Not Otherwise Classified (NOC) Drugs have been revised – 04.19.19
- MLN Connects® for Thursday, April 18, 2019 – 04.18.19
- The 2nd Quarter 2019 Payment Allowance Limits for Not Otherwise Classified (NOC) Drugs have been revised – 04.17.19
- Attention myCGS Medicare Beneficiary Identifier (MBI) Look-Up Tool Users – 04.16.19
- Code Migration in Local Coverage Determinations (LCDs) – 04.11.19
- The 1st and 2nd Quarter 2019 Payment Allowance Limits for Average Sales Price (ASP) Drugs have been revised – 04.11.19
- MLN Connects® for Thursday, April 11, 2019 – 04.11.19
- myCGS Enhancement: Hepatitis B Screening – 04.09.19
- myCGS Enhancement: Smoking Cessation/Counseling Services – 04.09.19
- myCGS Enhancement: End Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) – 04.09.19
- MLN Connects® for Thursday, April 4, 2019 – 04.04.19
- myCGS Medicare Beneficiary Identifier (MBI) Look-Up Tool Outages – 04.02.19
- The 2nd Quarter 2019 ASC Drug fees are now available and the 3rd and 4th Quarter 2018 ASC Drug Fees have been revised. – 04.01.19
- The 2019 Physician Fee Schedule has been revised. – 04.01.19
March 2019
- The April 2019 Part B 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
- The 3rd Quarter 2018 Payment Allowance Limits for Average Sales Price (ASP) Drugs have been revised – 03.27.19
- April 2019 Part B 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
- Medicare Part B Psychiatric Webinar – 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
- Temporary Disabling MCS Edits 088L and 089L – 03.11.19
- MLN Connects® for Thursday, March 7, 2019 – 03.07.19
- Process Improvements Based On Your 2018 MSI Survey Feedback! – 03.07.19
- The 3rd and 4th Quarter 2018 and the 1st Quarter 2019 Payment Allowance Limits for Average Sales Price (ASP) Drugs have been revised – 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 B 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
- The 3rd and 4th Quarter 2018 and the 1st Quarter 2019 Payment Allowance Limits for Not Otherwise Classified (NOC) Drugs and the 4th Quarter 2018 Payment Allowance Limits for Average Sales Price (ASP) Drugs have been revised – 02.27.19
- March 2019 Part B 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 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 B Provider Contact Center (PCC) Training – 02.05.19
- The 1st-4th Quarter 2018 and 1st Quarter 2019 Payment Allowance Limits for Average Sales Price (ASP) Drugs have been revised – 02.05.19
January 2019
- The February 2019 Part B 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
- The 1st Quarter 2019 Payment Allowance Limits for Not Otherwise Classified (NOC) Drugs and the 4th Quarter 2018 Payment Allowance Limits for Average Sales Price (ASP) Drugs have been revised – 01.24.19
- Medicare Part A/B and DME CERT Taskforce Webinar – 01.24.19
- MLN Connects® for Thursday, January 17, 2019 – 01.17.19
- New Medicare Card Mailing Complete, 58% of Claims Submitted with MBI – 01.17.19
- Website Search Enhancements – 01.15.19
- The 1st Quarter Payment Allowance Limits for Average Sales Price (ASP) Drugs have been revised – 01.14.19
- Webinar Physician Responsibility for Patient Care When Ordering Home Health Services – 01.11.19
- MLN Connects® for Thursday, January 10, 2019 – 01.10.19
- The 1st Quarter 2019 Payment Allowance Limits for Not Otherwise Classified (NOC) Drugs and the 4th Quarter 2018 Payment Allowance Limits for Average Sales Price (ASP) Drugs have been revised – 01.10.19
- Announcing – The Spring 2019 Medicare Road Show! – 01.10.19
- The January 2019 1st Quarter ASC Drug Fees are now available under Option 3 of the Fee Schedule page – 01.07.19
- The 2019 Ambulance Fee Schedule is now available under Option 3 of the Fee Schedule page – 01.07.19
- Identify Line Item on Reopening Forms – 01.03.19
- The 1st Quarter 2019 Ambulatory Surgical Center Fee Schedule is now available under Option 2 of the Fee Schedule page – 01.03.19
- The 2019 Physician Fee Schedule has been revised. – 01.03.19
- "J15 Medicare Part B Podiatry" Ask the Contractor Teleconference (ACT) – 01.03.19
- 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