New Medicare Card Mailing Update – Wave 4 Begins – Wave 2 Ends

  CMS started mailing new Medicare cards to people with Medicare who live in Wave 4 states: Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Rhode Island, and Vermont. We continue to mail new cards to people who live in Wave 3 states, as well as nationwide to people who are new to Medicare. …

Special Edition CMS Administrator Seema Verma

Special Edition – Tuesday, July 17, 2018 From: CMS MLN Connects – cmslists@subscriptions.cms.hhs.gov A Letter to Doctors from CMS Administrator Seema Verma: Dear Doctor, Thank you for the difference you make in your patients’ lives. Many of our nation’s best and brightest students go into medicine – the competition is intense for every spot. To …

UHC – Delay in Implementation of Revision to Consultation Services

  Delay in Implementation of the Revision to the Consultation Services Reimbursement Policy. They previously announced that certain revisions to the Consultation Services Reimbursement Policy would become effective for United Healthcare Commercial members on Oct. 1, 2017. In an effort to give care providers more time to adjust to potential changes in their submission of …