Submit the applicable CMS-855 application to voluntarily terminate your Medicare enrollment or to deactivate your reassignment. Review this article to learn more.
In September 2025, a multi-jurisdictional evidentiary Contractor Advisory Committee (CAC) convened to review the clinical evidence and expert perspectives on coronary intravascular lithotripsy (IVL).
On November 20, 2025, CMS published a notice in the Federal Register (90 FR 52406) announcing a new occupational mix survey. Hospitals must complete the CY 2025 occupational mix surveys and submit them on the Hospital Reporting Form, CMS 10…
For discharges on or after October 1, 2015, there are two separate payment categories for long term care hospital (LTCH) patients. This article provides those details.
Are you sending hardcopy mail to submit your requests to First Coast? Did you know there are faster and easier ways to send your requests to us? Avoid the wait. Learn about the electronic options available for you to submit Part B appeals a…
Are you sending hardcopy mail to submit your requests to First Coast? Did you know there are faster and easier ways to send your requests to us? Avoid the wait. Learn about the electronic options available for you to submit provider enrollm…
The CMS sample revalidation letters offer providers the opportunity to see what they can expect to receive when it is time for revalidation or if they didn’t respond to a revalidation request.
As provided in §4507 of the Balanced Budget Act of 1997, a "private contract" is a contract between a Medicare beneficiary an eligible practitioner who has "opted out" of Medicare. Read this article to learn more.