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Connecticut Headlines
Last Modified: 7/3/2008
The questions and answers below apply to the recent decision by the CMS to hold claims paid under the Medicare physician fee schedule up to 10 business days that contain July 2008 dates of service. [JSM 08389, PERL 200807-04]
Last Modified: 6/30/2008
To the extent possible, CMS is working with Congress, health care providers, and the beneficiary community to avoid disruption in the delivery of health care services and payment of claims. [JSM 08382, PERL 200806-24]
Last Modified: 6/13/2008
CR 5843 changes the contractor numbers for Connecticut as this claim processing work transitions to Jurisdiction 13 Part A/B Medicare administrative contractor (MAC) workload. [CR 5843]
Part B Headlines
Last Modified: 6/25/2008
FCSO is returning 60 percent of all paper claims received as a result of continuing NPI errors. Here are some tips to avoid them.
Last Modified: 7/3/2008
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Medicare Beneficiary Information
• Beneficiaries, visit Medicare.gov 
for answers to your Medicare-related questions. Or, for general Medicare information, ordering Medicare booklets, and information about health plans, contact 1-800-MEDICARE for assistance.
for answers to your Medicare-related questions. Or, for general Medicare information, ordering Medicare booklets, and information about health plans, contact 1-800-MEDICARE for assistance.• Beneficiaries can now access information about nursing homes that have a history of poor performance or repeated violations of state and federal health safety rules as determined by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. A listing of offending facilities, including information about what prompted the action, can be seen at Nursing Home Compare .
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