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- March 20, 2014
Medicare Part B-MLN Connects, Weekly Provider News
Read moreCMS MLN Connects Provider e-News The March 13, 2014 edition of the MLN Connects Provider e-News is now available. Subscribe to the newsletter by clicking here.
00 - March 19, 2014
Colorado Legislature Readies to Tackle Telecom, Rural Broadband Reform – Again
Read moreColorado House Democratic leaders say they plan to reintroduce telecommunications law reforms as early as next week, believing they have tweaked the legislation enough to get it over the hurdles that killed similar bills the past four years. Rep. Angela Williams, the Denver Democrat who will sponsor the package,...
- March 19, 2014
With Less Than Two Weeks To Go, More Than 100K Coloradans Have Signed Up For Private Insurance
Read moreThere’s less than two weeks remaining for people who don’t have health coverage to get it. Plans won’t be available on demand after that until next fall. So far, more than 100,000 Coloradans have now signed up for new, private health insurance plans through the state’s online shopping portal....
- March 19, 2014
House Passes SGR Bill Without Rural Extenders, Senate Bill To Come to Floor Next Week
Read moreA once-bipartisan proposal to finally reform the deeply flawed way that Medicare pays doctors succumbed Friday to the partisan politics of Obamacare, particularly the unpopular individual mandate. The House voted 238-181 to replace the payment formula — the complicated equation that for more than a decade has required annual...
- March 19, 2014
Sweeping New Health Plan Rules Proposed
Read moreThe Obama administration issued sweeping new proposed rules (PDF) late Friday affecting provider networks in insurance exchange plans, consumer access to quality information about plans, selection of plans in the small business exchanges, state rules on enrollment navigators, and reinsurance and medical loss ratios for insurers. The Centers for...
- March 19, 2014
Medicare Part B- Avoiding Claim Delays
Read moreAvoid Claim Delays – Start using the New CMS-1500 (02-12) Claim Form Today! As of April 1, 2014, we will no longer accept the CMS-1500 (08-05) claim form. Please begin using the new CMS-1500 (02-12) claim form now. Read the full article by clicking here.
- March 18, 2014
Medicare Part B – Reduce your wait time by using the IVR
Read moreAs you may be aware, Novitas has been experiencing longer than usual wait times for our Customer Service units and we apologize for the inconvenience. Please be assured that we are working diligently to improve our service times. Many of our calls are for items that can be obtained...
- March 18, 2014
Medicare Part A – Reduce your wait time by using the IVR
Read moreAs you may be aware, Novitas has been experiencing longer than usual wait times for our Customer Service units and we apologize for the inconvenience. Please be assured that we are working diligently to improve our service times. Many of our calls are for items that can be obtained...
- March 18, 2014
Free AgriSafe Webinar: Respiratory Program Adapted for Agriculture
Read moreThe primary goal of this webinar is to highlight the components of an effective respiratory protection program for the agricultural workplace. The intended audience for this presentation includes healthcare professionals who provide care in agricultural communities, business owners, managers, and workers in production agriculture. Participants will learn to: Recognize...
- March 18, 2014
CDPHE Community Forums on Health Information Technology
Read moreThe Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment will be hosting two community forums on Health Information Technology, Clinic Quality Measurement, and Population Health. The forum held in Greeley, CO will take place on Wednesday, April 16th, 2014 from 12pm-1pm, and the flyer for event details can be found...
