Medicare Compliance & Reimbursement

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Feds Offer a Pass on Medicare Claims Reviews During Pandemic

Question: We keep checking our Medicare carrier’s website for the Targeted Probe and Educate hot topics list, but there’s been nothing in months. Is the program over? Codify Subscriber Answer: According to Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) guidance, Medicare fee-for-service (FFS) claims reviews are suspended due to COVID-19. Details: At least for now, CMS has halted its pre- [...]
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