Manufacturer reporting of Average Sales Price (ASP) data: A manufacturer's ASP must be calculated by the manufacturer every calendar quarter ...
Category: Medicare News
Medicare: Flu.gov Helpful Website InformationMedicare: Flu.gov Helpful Website Information
If you have one of these health conditions -- asthma, arthritis or lupus, diabetes, cancer, HIV/AIDS, and heart or kidney ...
CMS Home, Medicare, Medicare Contracting Reform, OverviewCMS Home, Medicare, Medicare Contracting Reform, Overview
CMS' mission is to ensure health care security for beneficiaries. A major component in achieving this mission is the successful ...
Medicare Help for Flu Like SymptomsMedicare Help for Flu Like Symptoms
Persons with Disabilities: The term “disability” refers to limited physical or cognitive capacity. It includes people with neurological and neuro-developmental ...
Medicare beneficiaries will not see a Part B monthly premium increaseMedicare beneficiaries will not see a Part B monthly premium increase
Most Medicare beneficiaries will not see a Part B monthly premium increase as a result of a “hold harmless” provision ...
How do providers enroll in Medicare by MailHow do providers enroll in Medicare by Mail
CMS uses five different provider and supplier enrollment applications. In general, Part A providers are required to use the CMS-855A ...
Medicare: New Standards for Tougher Error RateMedicare: New Standards for Tougher Error Rate
For 2009, CMS improved how it reviews Medicare claims for inpatient hospital services and eliminated the use of past billing ...
Medicare Expands List of Covered Preventive Services to Include HIV Screening TestsMedicare Expands List of Covered Preventive Services to Include HIV Screening Tests
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) today announced its final decision to cover Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) infection ...
Social Security Hearings Backlog DownSocial Security Hearings Backlog Down
Michael J. Astrue, Commissioner of Social Security, today announced that for the first time since 1999, the agency has ended ...
Economic Recovery Act Payment for 2010 NeededEconomic Recovery Act Payment for 2010 Needed
With consumer prices down over the past year, monthly Social Security and Supplemental Security Income benefits for more than 57 ...
Social Security Files Statement of InterestSocial Security Files Statement of Interest
Michael J. Astrue, Commissioner of Social Security, today announced that the Department of Justice, on behalf of the Social Security ...
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid ServicesCenters for Medicare and Medicaid Services
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has ten Regional Offices (ROs) reorganized in a Consortia structure based on ...
New Enhancements to Online Retirement Estimator: Social SecurityNew Enhancements to Online Retirement Estimator: Social Security
Michael J. Astrue, Commissioner of Social Security, today announced that the online Retirement Estimator, available at www.socialsecurity.gov/estimator, now can provide ...
Medicare Expands List of Covered Preventive Services to Include HIV Screening TestsMedicare Expands List of Covered Preventive Services to Include HIV Screening Tests
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) today announced its final decision to cover Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) infection ...
Social Security Holds Disability HearingSocial Security Holds Disability Hearing
Michael J. Astrue, Commissioner of Social Security, today hosted the agency’s fifth public hearing on Compassionate Allowances. Commissioner Astrue ...
Inspector General to Investigate California and Hawaii Disability Determination ServicesInspector General to Investigate California and Hawaii Disability Determination Services
Michael J. Astrue, Commissioner of Social Security, today asked the agency’s Inspector General to investigate allegations that the states of ...
National Institutes of Health on World AIDS Day 2009National Institutes of Health on World AIDS Day 2009
On Dec. 1, the National Institutes of Health joins the global community in commemorating World AIDS Day. On this occasion, ...