CMS recently issued a Medicare Learning Network (MLN) Matters article in connection with Change Request 11042 released on April 12, 2019 (the Change Request), which revises the Medicare Claims ...

CMS has issued revisions to the Medicare Benefit Policy Manual to comply with the settlement agreement approved in the nationwide class action lawsuit, Jimmo vs. Sebelius. In Jimmo, the plaintiff ...

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has revised the Medicare Benefit Policy manual to clarify that skilled care and skilled therapy may be covered even for conditions that will not improve, ...

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has updated the online Medicare Provider Reimbursement Manual, modifying instructions related to the 2% reimbursement reductions resulting from ...

CMS revised a chapter in the Medicare Program Integrity Manual, which details policies and procedures for Medicare Administrative Contractors and provides guidance for stakeholder engagement. 1. The ...

As part of a broader effort to modernize the Medicare program through IT and innovation, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services today announced changes to the way contractors decide which ...

Agency: "Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), HHS." SUMMARY: This quarterly notice lists CMS manual instructions, substantive and interpretive regulations, and other Federal Register ...

Understanding the process of filing Medicare claims is essential for beneficiaries to ensure timely reimbursement for covered services and supplies. This article provides an overview of the Medicare ...

For medical review purposes, provided/ordered Medicare services must "be authenticated by the author" via a handwritten or electronic signature (i.e., stamp signatures are not acceptable), says the ...

On July 19, 2016, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services released the Federally-facilitated Marketplace (FFM) and Federally-facilitated Small Business Health Options Program (FF-SHOP) ...

Agency: " Centers for Medicare& Medicaid Services, HHS." SUMMARY: This quarterly notice lists CMS manual instructions, substantive and interpretive regulations, and other Federal Register notices that ...