Provider Resources

CMS has the following educational resources and products for providers:

Medicare Learning Network® (MLN) Preventive Services Educational Products For Health Care Professionals ~ CMS has developed a variety of educational products for health care professionals to help increase awareness of preventive services covered by Medicare and provide coverage and billing information needed to effectively bill Medicare for preventive services provided to Medicare patients. See the "Related Links Inside CMS" section below to view the MLN Preventive Services page, as well as a document containing links to all MLN preventive services products. 

The Medicare Learning Network® (MLN) is the brand name for official CMS educational products and information for Medicare Fee-For-Service (FFS) providers. For additional information visit the Medicare Learning Network web page (see "Related Links Inside CMS" below).

National Provider Calls:

New Medicare Preventive Services — August 15, 2012

• CMS experts provide an overview of the five new Medicare preventive services, when to perform them, who can perform each service, who is eligible, and how to code and bill for each service, followed by a question and answer session. Learn more and register.

Medicare Preventive Services: The Initial Preventive Physical Exam and the Annual Wellness Visit — March 28, 2012

• Call resources, including: slide presentation, audio recording, and complete written transcript are available on the March 28 National Provider Call Detail Page.

The ABCs of the Initial Preventive Physical Examination and the Annual Wellness Visit—July 21, 2011

• Call resources, including: slide presentation, responses to FAQs, podcasts, complete audio recording, and complete written transcript are available on the July 21 National Provider Call Detail Page.