Updates from the Medicare Learning Network(r) § Three New Medicare-covered Preventive Services Quick Reference Charts Released
§ “Federally Qualified Health Center” Fact Sheet Revised § “Ambulance Fee Schedule” Fact Sheet Revised >From the MLN: Three New Medicare-covered Preventive Services Quick Reference >Charts Released [↑] * The ABCs of Providing the Initial Preventive Physical Examination Quick Reference Chart provides Medicare Fee-For-Service providers a list of the elements of the IPPE, as well as coverage and coding information. To view the chart, please visit: http://www.cms.gov/MLNProducts/downloads/MPS_QRI_IPPE001a.pdf. * The ABCs of Providing the Annual Wellness Visit Quick Reference Chart provides Medicare Fee-For-Service providers a list of the elements of the AWV, as well as coverage and coding information. To view the chart, please visit: http://www.cms.gov/MLNProducts/downloads/AWV_Chart_ICN905706.pdf. * The Medicare Preventive Services Quick Reference Chart provides Medicare Fee-For-Service providers coverage, coding, and payment information on the variety of preventive services covered by Medicare. To view the chart, please visit: http://www.cms.gov/MLNProducts/downloads/MPS_QuickReferenceChart_1.pdf. A hardcopy booklet containing all three charts, as well as the Quick Reference Information: Medicare Immunization Billing chart, will be available at a later date. >From the MLN: “Federally Qualified Health Center” Fact Sheet Revised [↑] The revised publication titled Federally Qualified Health Center (revised March 2011) is now available in downloadable format from the Medicare Learning Network(r) at http://www.CMS.gov/MLNProducts/downloads/fqhcfactsheet.pdf. This fact sheet is designed to provide education about Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHC), including background; FQHC designation; covered FQHC services; FQHC preventive primary services that are not covered; FQHC Prospective Payment System; FQHC payments; and Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003 provisions that impact FQHCs. >From the MLN: “Ambulance Fee Schedule” Fact Sheet Revised [↑] The revised Ambulance Fee Schedule fact sheet (March 2011) is now available in downloadable format from the Medicare Learning Network(r) at http://www.cms.gov/MLNProducts/downloads/AmbulanceFeeSched_508.pdf. This fact sheet is designed to provide education about the Ambulance Fee Schedule including background, ambulance providers and suppliers, ambulance services payments, and how payment rates are set. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Note: If you have problems accessing any hyperlink in this message, please copy and paste the URL into your Internet browser. If you know someone who would like to subscribe to a Medicare Fee-For-Service (FFS) provider listserv, go to (http://www.cms.gov/prospmedicarefeesvcpmtgen/downloads/Provider_Listservs.pdf). If you would like to unsubscribe from a specific provider listserv, please go to (https://list.nih.gov/cgi-bin/wa.exe?INDEX) to unsubscribe or to leave the appropriate listserv. Please DO NOT respond to this email. This email is a service of CMS and routed through an electronic mail server to communicate Medicare policy and operational changes and/or updates. Responses to this email are not routed to CMS personnel. Inquiries may be sent by going to (http://www.cms.gov/ContactCMS). Thank you.
