tci Part B Insider - 2004 Issue 18
Appeals: CMS Requires Independent Carrier Hearing Officers
Changes help level playing fieldA formerly insignificant legal argument may soon become the centerpiece of your appeals of claims denials, thanks to yet another change in CMS' appeals policies. As of this year, carriers can no longer collect overpayments until they prevail in the appeals process (see PBI, Vol. 5, No. 8). Starting in October, the first level of appeals will be called "redeterminations," and the carriers will be sending you redetermination notices informing you of their decisions. Learning how to read these documents will be vital to your survival. According to the Centers for Medicare &...
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