Transmittals

Revisions to Chapter 13, Medicare Managed Care Beneficiary Grievances, Organization Determinations, and Appeals Applicable to Medicare Advantage Plans, Cost Plans, and Health Care Prepayment Plans (HCPPs), (collectively referred to as Medicare health plans)

CAP for Part B Drugs

Nat'l Monitoring Policy for EPO and Aranesp for ESRD Patients in Dialysis Facilities

Repeat Tests for Automated Muli-Channel Chemistries for ESRD Beneficaries

Technical Corrections to the NCD Manual

Revisions to Chapter 5, Quality Improvement.

Changes in MCM Chapter 11, Medicare Advantage Application Procedures and Contract Requirements

Expansion of Glaucoma Screening Services

Redefined Type of Bill (TOB) 14X for Non-Patient Laboratory Specimens-CR 3835 Manualization

Termination of the Medicare HIPAA Incoming Claim Contingency Plan, Addition of a Self-Assessable Unusual Circumstance, Modification of the OTAF Exception, and Modification of ASCA Exhibit Letters A, B and C.

Application of All Diagnosis Codes Reported in Processing Carrier Claims

List of Medicare Telehealth Services

Cardiac Catheterization Performed in Other Than a Hospital Setting

2006 Oncology Demonstration Project

2006 Oncology Demonstration Project---Inclusion of Gynecological Oncology (Supplement to CR 4219)

Payment for Islet Cell Transplantation in NIH-Sponsored Clinical Trials

Creation of a Second Participation Enrollment Period for 2006

Cardiovascular System Codes 92950-93799

Q4080 - Change in HCPCS Code Descriptor

Stage 1 Use and Editing of National Provider Identifier Numbers Received in Electronic Data Interchange Transactions, via Direct Data Entry Screens, or on Paper Claim Forms