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Year: 2010

Medicare physician payment may be reduced by a third

Providers can expect a reduction in Medicare payment of more than 30 percent in 2011 unless Congress grants a reprieve. In the Medicare physician fee schedule (MPFS) final rule that the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has placed on display, providers paid under the MPFS are looking at a 2011 conversion factor of $25.5217, […]
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Medicare Egilibility via Palmetto GBA

It used to be that if you need to check patient Medicare eligibility or claim status, you have only two options: Call the Interactive Voice Response (IVR) system at (866) 931-3903 Use the ANSI 270/271 Beneficiary Eligibility Inquiry transaction at the CMS data center Anybody who has used the IVR system knows it’s an annoying […]
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Anybody Home in Palmetto GBA’s Provider Enrollment Dept?

I’ve been trying to get through to Palmetto GBA’s Provider Enrollment Dept for the past 2 days.  Here’s a tip to get through.  Use two phone lines and alternately redial when the call goes directly to answering machine.  The message that says “..you have reached this recording because we are experiencing higher than expected call […]
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