Medicare Starts New Retroactive Billing Rules

OPEN MINDS Weekly News Wire Strategic Health Care News As of April 1, 2009, physicians can only bill retroactively for services provided in the 30 days before successful Medicare enrollment or re-enrollment. Previously they could bill retroactively for services provided in the 27 months before enrollment or re-enrollment in Medicare. In addition, physicians must alert Medicare contractors within 30 days of a change in practice location; failure to alert their Medicare contractor could result in expulsion from Medicare for up to two years. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) advises physicians and suppliers to contact their . . .