Wednesday, November 19, 2008

CMS & Palmetto/J1MAC News

The following information has been received by ANCO.


****CMS NEWS****
MM6258 – Update to Medicare Deductible, Coinsurance and Premium Rates for 2009
http://www.cms.hhs.gov/MLNMattersArticles/downloads/MM6258.pdf

MM6191 – Compendia as Authoritative Sources for Use in the Determination of a "Medically Accepted Indication" of Drugs and Biologicals Used Off-Label in an Anti-Cancer Chemotherapeutic Regimen
http://www.cms.hhs.gov/MLNMattersArticles/downloads/MM6191.pdf


****PALMETTO/J1MAC NEWS****
2008 Physician Quality Reporting Initiative National Provider Question &
Answer Session
http://www.palmettogba.com/palmetto/providers.nsf/DocsCat/Providers~Current%20News~2008%20Physician%20Quality%20Reporting%20Initiative%20National%20Provider%20Question%20Answer%20Session?opendocument

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services' (CMS) Provider Communications
Group will host the eighth in a series of national provider conference
calls that began in November of 2007 on the 2008 Physician Quality
Reporting Initiative (PQRI). This toll-free call will take place from 1:30
pm - 3:30 pm, EST, on Thursday, November 20, 2008. Registration will close
at 1:30 p.m. EST, November 19, 2008, or when available space has been
filled. No exceptions will be made, so please be sure to register prior to
this time.

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