NEW TECHNOLOGY TO HELP FIGHT MEDICARE FRAUD
On the heels of the White House launch of the Campaign to Cut Waste - an administration wide initiative to crack down on waste, fraud and abuse, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced today that starting July 1, it will begin using innovative predictive modeling technology to fight Medicare fraud.
Newsroom Press ReleaseMEDICARE ISSUES NEW GUIDANCE TO INSURANCE COMPANIES ON MEDICARE MAILINGS
Medicare today called on Medicare-contracted health insurance and prescription drug plans to suspend potentially misleading mailings to beneficiaries about health care and insurance reform.
Newsroom Press ReleaseCMS SELECTS NATIONAL HERITAGE INSURANCE CORPORATION
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) today announced that National Heritage Insurance Corporation (NHIC) has been awarded a contract of up to five years for the combined administration of Part A and Part B Medicare claims payment in Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island and Vermont.
Newsroom Press ReleaseCMS ANNOUNCES NEW RECOVERY AUDIT CONTRACTORS TO HELP IDENTIFY IMPROPER MEDICARE PAYMENTS
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has taken the next steps in the agency’s comprehensive efforts to identify improper Medicare payments and fight fraud, waste and abuse in the Medicare program by awarding contracts to four permanent Recovery Audit Contractors (RACs) designed to guard the Medicare Trust Fund.
Newsroom Fact SheetCMS SELECTS FIRST COAST SERVICE OPTIONS, INC. TO ADMINISTER MEDICARE CLAIMS PAYMENT IN FLORIDA, PUERTO RICO AND U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) today announced that First Coast Service Options, Inc. (FCSO) has been awarded a contract of up to five years for the combined administration of Part A and Part B Medicare claims payment in Florida, Puerto Rico, and U.S. Virgin Islands.
Newsroom Press ReleaseNEW REPORT SHOWS CMS PILOT PROGRAM SAVING NEARLY $700 MILLION IN IMPROPER MEDICARE PAYMENTS
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) today released a new report offering fresh evidence that the recovery audit contractors (RACs) pilot program is successfully identifying improper payments.
Newsroom Press ReleaseCMS SELECTS PINNACLE BUSINESS SOLUTIONS, INC. TO ADMINISTER MEDICARE CLAIMS PAYMENT IN ARKANSAS, LOUISIANA AND MISSISSIPPI
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) today announced that Pinnacle Business Solutions, Inc. (PBSI) has been awarded a contract of up to five years for the combined administration of Part A and Part B Medicare claims payment in Arkansas, Louisiana and Mississippi.
Newsroom Press ReleaseSUPPLIERS SELECTED FOR NEW PROGRAM THAT REDUCES COSTS FOR CERTAIN DURABLE MEDICAL EQUIPMENT
The Medicare durable medical equipment, prosthetics, orthotics, and supplies (DMEPOS) competitive bidding program was mandated by the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement and Modernization Act of 2003 (“Medicare Modernization Act” or “MMA”).
Newsroom Fact SheetEXPANSION OF COMPETITIVE BIDDING PROGRAM FOR DURABLE MEDICAL EQUIPMENT, PROSTHETICS, ORTHOTICS, AND SUPPLIES
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CMS AWARDS TWO CONTRACTS TO PROCESS AND PAY MEDICARE PART A AND PART B CLAIMS IN 7 STATES AND D.C.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) today announced that it has awarded two contracts for the combined administration of Part A and Part B Medicare claims payment in seven states, the District of Columbia and three U.S. territories.
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