On October 8, the DME MACs announced in a joint statement that the LCDs and Policy Articles for Parenteral Nutrition and Enteral Nutrition will be retiring effective November 12, 2020. Moving forward, for coverage requirements, suppliers will need to reference the National Coverage Determination (NCD) 180.2 - Enteral and Parenteral Nutritional Therapy.
Be sure to sign up for OAMES Medicare Webinar on Nov. 11 to hear an update on this topic by Denise Winsock, Ohio Community Coach/Provider Relations Senior Analyst, Jurisdiction B DME MAC. Additional issues covered by Denise include myCGS updates, CARES ACT adjustments, Claims Issue Alert, PAs, and post pay audits. The webinar will also feature updates by Elaine Hensley from the CBIC on Round 2021 of the Medicare bidding program and Mark Higley from VGM who will analyze the recently released proposed Medicare rule with future changes for DMEPOS suppliers.
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