Medicare wants to make sure hospices are getting all the info about the new Medicare Advantage carve-in of the benefit that will take effect Jan. 1. On Nov. 19, the HHH Medicare Administrative Contractor Palmetto GBA “mailed a letter and checklist to impacted hospice providers regarding participating plans, billing and claims processing information,” the MAC says in a post to its website. And Palmetto has posted that state-by-state information on its website online at www.palmettogba.com/palmetto/providers.nsf/ls/JM Home Health and Hospice~BVHQ8R4218. The documents offer information, such as which plans and affected areas are participating in the project, as well as instructions. For example: “You must send all notices and claims to both your patient’s participating MAO and your Medicare Administrative Contractor (MAC),” the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services says in the document. The information sheet includes billing instructions. Affected states and territories include California, Colorado, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Indiana, Kentucky, Massachusetts, New Mexico, New York, Ohio, Puerto Rico, Utah, and Virginia.