Medicare Bulletins and Information

• CMS updates for CLIA-related Changes for 2012 - New CLIA Tests effective January 3, 2012
• MedLearn Matters article on the new CLIA Waived Tests for 2012

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• CMS has released a new article through MEDLearn Matters, the CMS Provider Education website, titled, “Prohibition on Balance Billing Qualified Medicare Beneficiaries”. All Medicare Physicians, providers and suppliers who submit claims to Medicare for services and supplies provided to Qualified Medicare Beneficiaries (QMB’s) are affected. This includes providers of services to enrollees of Medicare Advantage Plans.
  CMS Article on the Prohibition on Balance Billing Qualfied Medicare Beneficiaries

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• The Health Care Affordable Care Act established a requirement for all Medicare enrolled Providers and suppliers to revalidate their enrollment information under new enrollment screening criteria. This revalidation effort applies to those providers and suppliers that were enrolled with Medicare prior to March 25, 2011. To retain your Medicare billing privileges, between now and March 23, 2013, Providers may be asked to revalidate their Medicare enrollment information. Failure to submit the required information may result in deactivation of Medicare billing privileges. Read the CMS MedLearn Matters article below for information.
  CMS Article: Revalidation of Provider Enrollment Information

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