centers for medicare & medicaid
Posted on March 6, 2019 in Health Law News
Published by: Hall Render
Location, location, location – this will be the focus of a Medicare hospital claims processing requirement. Starting in April 2019, CMS will activate billing edits that will Return to Provider (“RTP”) any hospital UB-04 claims that identify a service location that is not an exact match to a Medicare enrolled location identified in Provider... READ MORE
Posted on February 11, 2014 in Long-Term Care, Home Health & Hospice
Written by: Kendra Conover
Effective January 31, 2014, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (“CMS”) has issued a temporary moratoria for the enrollment of home health agencies in Fort Lauderdale, Florida; Detroit, Michigan; Dallas, Texas; and Houston, Texas. CMS also announced it is extending the current enrollment moratoria in Chicago, Illinois and Miami, Florida for another six... READ MORE
Posted on August 10, 2011 in Long-Term Care, Home Health & Hospice
Written by: Bufford, David W.
As of March 2011, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) implemented new screening criteria in the Medicare provider/supplier enrollment process. Newly enrolling and revalidating providers and suppliers are placed in one of three categories – limited, moderate, or high – each representing the level of risk to the Medicare program for that... READ MORE
