Transmittals

Reporting Withholding Due to IRS Federal Payment Levy Program (FPLP) on the Remittance Advice

New Deadline for Required Submission of the Form CMS-1500 (08-05)

New 2008 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (MPFS) Payment Rates Effective for Dates of Service July 1, 2008, Through December 31, 2008

2008 Physician Quality Reporting Initiative (PQRI) Establishment of Alternative Reporting Periods and Reporting Criteria

Use of 9-Digit ZIP codes for Determining the Correct Payment Locality for Services Paid Under the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (MPFS) and Anesthesia Services

Update to the Place of Service (POS) Code Set to Add a Code for Prison/Correctional Facility - VMS Only

Composite Ambulatory Payment Classification (APC) Processing under the Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS)

National Competitive Bidding (NCB) for Durable Medical Equipment, Prosthetics, Orthotics, and Supplies (DMEPOS) - Phase VIIB of Implementation

2008 Reminder For Roster Billing and Centralized Billing For Influenza and Pneumococcal Vaccinations

Production Region Split and New Contractor Workload Number for the National Government Services (NGS) Part A Delaware Workload and New Contractor Numbers for the Jurisdiction 13 Medicare Administrative Contractor Part A and Part B Connecticut and New York Workloads

Assignment of Providers to MACs

New Contractor Numbers for the J.12 Medicare Administrative Contractor Part A and Part B Workloads for the States of Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and the District of Columbia.

Payment for Complex Rehabilitative Power Mobility Device Services that Span the Implementation Date of DMEPOS Competitive Bidding Programs in Competitive Bidding Areas

508 Compliancy for Medicare Remit Easy Print (MREP) Software

Medicare Fraud Edit Module

Clinical Laboratory Fee Schedule - Implementation of Section 113 of the Medicare, Medicaid and State Children

National Competitive Bidding (NCB) for Durable Medical Equipment, Prosthetics, Orthotics and Supplies (DMEPOS) Phase VII Correction of Common Working File (CWF) Category for Portable Oxygen

Medicare Fraud Edit Module Phase 2

Extension of Reasonable Cost Payment for Clinical Lab Tests Furnished by Hospitals with Fewer Than 50 Beds in Qualified Rural Areas

New Contractor Numbers for the States of Colorado, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Texas in Jurisdiction 4 Part AB Medicare Administrative Services (MAC) Workload