AOPA has presented free webinars for members on Prior Authorization on two dates – February 18 and February 25. AOPA is committing substantial resources to additional education related to Medicare Prior Authorization. Details of these resources are listed below: 1. Introductory Webinar: February 18th and 25th 2016-2 separate dates (Available as a recording) 2. February 2016 […]
All AOPA members will be receiving in the mail a copy of the recent Military Medicine Supplement. Military Medicine is the official journal publication of the Association of Military Surgeons of the United States (AMSUS), and this edition arises in conjunction with the topics covered at the December annual meeting of AMSUS. There are two […]
Following up on a previous Smart Brief announcement, regarding upcoming changes in the contractors who will serve as the Durable Medical Equipment Medicare Administrative Contractors (DME MACs), AOPA has learned about additional details regarding the transition of DME MAC Jurisdiction A and Jurisdiction B responsibilities. The denial of the NGS protest of the Jurisdiction B […]
As AOPA reported earlier, CGS, the current Jurisdiction C DME MAC contractor, was awarded the Jurisdiction B contract on September 3, 2015. However, National Government Services (NGS), the current Jurisdiction B DME MAC, filed a formal protest causing CMS to halt the transition pending a review of the contract award by the Government Accountability office […]
On December 16, 2015, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Service (CMS) announced that Noridian HealthCare Solutions, LLC. was awarded a contract to serve as the Jurisdiction A Durable Medical Equipment Medicare Administrative Contractor (DME MAC). Noridian currently holds contracts to serve as the Jurisdiction D DME MAC as well as the Pricing, Data Analysis, […]
