Industry Note:
CMS Cracks Down on Medicare Providers Caught Overcharging Individuals in QMB
Published on Fri Dec 02, 2016
As Medicare shifts from fee-for-service and instead focuses on quality, value-based care under MACRA, CMS continues to push through mandates that protect the beneficiary from nefarious providers and suppliers. In a Nov. 18, 2016 MLN Matters article (MM 9817), a change request was made concerning keeping in compliance when billing a Qualified Medicare Beneficiary (QMB). The initiation of the QMB [...]