tci Medicare Compliance & Reimbursement - 2003 Issue 13

DME: DON'T BE TOO FORWARD WITH YOUR ADVANCES, OIG TELLS DMERCs

The check may be in the mail - but you might never see it anyway. A mix-up with the address you have on file with your durable medical equipment regional carrier could mean you never receive any more Medicare checks at all. A single returned check might lead to a moratorium on payments. If you change your address and don't notify the DMERC, the Postal Service isn't allowed to notify the DMERC of your new address, notes the HHS Office of Inspector General in a new report on the "Do Not Forward Initiative" (A-02-02-01023). Until you provide a valid...

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