CMA & Palmetto/J1MAC News

The following information has been received by ANCO.


****CMA NEWS****
The California Medical Association's (CMA) Alert was published and is available online at http://www.calphys.org/html/news.asp. This edition features:

• CMAs long-running court battle over MediCal provider cuts heads to Supreme Court

• House of Representatives votes to repeal health care reform; Senate unlikely to act

• CMA introduces new biweekly column on state politics

• Webinar: How to enroll in the federal EHR incentive programs


****PALMETTO/J1MAC NEWS****
Reminder: Physician Quality Reporting System: Town Hall Meeting February 9,
2011
CMS will host a Town Hall meeting on February 9, 2011, to discuss the
Physician Quality Reporting System (formerly Physician Quality Reporting
Initiative). The purpose is to solicit input from participating
stakeholders on individual quality measures and measures groups being
considered for possible inclusion in the proposed set of quality measures
for use in the 2012 Physician Quality Reporting System and key components
of its design. Interested parties are invited to participate, either onsite
at CMS headquarters in Baltimore, Maryland, or via teleconference. The
meeting is open to the public; however, attendance is limited to space and
teleconference lines available.
http://www.palmettogba.com/palmetto/providers.nsf/ls/J1B~8DALEV0751?opendocument&utm_source=J1BL&utm_campaign=J1BLs


Rescheduled: National Provider Call on 2011 Physician Quality Reporting
System & eRx Incentive Program
For those who registered to participate in January 18 national provider
call, please be aware that the call is being rescheduled to January 27,
2011, 1:30 p.m. to 3 p.m. ET. Due to inclement weather conditions in the
Washington, DC/Baltimore metropolitan area, some of the presenters for this
call have been prevented from attending.
http://www.palmettogba.com/palmetto/providers.nsf/ls/J1B~8DAN7J8527?opendocument&utm_source=J1BL&utm_campaign=J1BLs


J1 PCC Closing Schedule: January 28, 2011
Share with your staff - The J1 Provider Contact Center (PCC) will be closed
for training on Friday, January 28, 2011, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. PT.
http://www.palmettogba.com/palmetto/providers.nsf/vMasterDID/8D4TRF1003?opendocument


Claim Adjustment Reason Code (CARC), Remittance Advice Remark Code (RARC)
and Medicare Remit Easy Print (MREP) Update
This J1 A/B MAC MLN Matters article (CR 7250) announces the latest update
of Remittance Advice Remark Codes (RARCs) and Claim Adjustment Reason Codes
(CARCs), effective April 1, 2011. The reason and remark code sets must be
used to report payment adjustments in remittance advice transactions. The
RARC list is maintained by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
(CMS) and used by all payers. Providers are encouraged to review the
information and to share with their staff.
http://www.palmettogba.com/palmetto/providers.nsf/ls/J1B~8DBNQY6144?opendocument&utm_source=J1BL&utm_campaign=J1BLs


February 2011 J1 A/B MAC Medicare Advisory
The February 2011 J1 A/B MAC Medicare Advisory is now available on the J1
Web site. Providers are encouraged to review the information and to share
with their staff.
http://www.palmettogba.com/palmetto/providers.nsf/ls/J1B~8DERNB8217?opendocument&utm_source=J1BL&utm_campaign=J1BLs


J1 Provider Outreach and Education Event Calendar
J1 Part A providers, join us for a free Webinar on Medicare Secondary Payer
(MSP) Conditional Payment Billing on January 26, 2011. J1 Part B providers,
check out the free Webinar on ICD-10 and HIPAA5010 on January 26. Also,
mark your calendar to attend an Ask the Contractor Teleconference (ACT) on
2011 Medicare Updates on January 27, 2011.
http://www.palmettogba.com/palmetto/providers.nsf/ls/J1B~7TAL2C7131?opendocument&utm_source=J1BL&utm_campaign=J1BLs


Have Your Remittance Advice On Hand When You Call the Provider Contact
Center (PCC)
Share with your staff - The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
Internet-Only Manuals (IOMs) provide instructions and requirements for
Medicare Contractors on how to handle provider requests for information
that is already available on a Remittance Advice (RA). Please review the
enclosed article and make sure you have your RA on hand when calling the
Provider Contact Center.
http://www.palmettogba.com/palmetto/providers.nsf/ls/J1B~8DEL7R2754?opendocument&utm_source=J1BL&utm_campaign=J1BLs


Notice of New Interest Rate for Medicare Overpayments and Underpayments:
Second Notification for FY 2011
The Department of the Treasury has notified the Department of Health and
Human Services that the private consumer rate has been changed to 11.25
percent effective January 24, 2011, for Medicare overpayments and
underpayments.
http://www.palmettogba.com/palmetto/providers.nsf/ls/J1B~8DFGLY2184?opendocument&utm_source=J1BL&utm_campaign=J1BLs


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