Medicare for Beginners :
Billing , Reopening and Appeals
By Dean Mason , C . Ped ., OST , BOCO , CO
Recently , Region B DME MAC contractor National Government Services ( NGS ) produced a series of three , 90-minute free webinars titled “ Medicare for Beginners .” The first webinar , which concerned enrollment and supplier qualification , was featured in the November / December 2011 issue of Current
Pedorthics . The second session centered on the nuts and bolts of Medicare claims . While there were many issues discussed in the course of the webinar , only those pertaining to pedorthic practice are summarized below .
Editor ’ s note : This is part two of a three-part series about Medicare . Look for the final installment in the March / April issue of Current Pedorthics or PFA OnLine .
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