Duplicate claim denials continue to be one of the top billing errors. Duplicate submission of Medicare claims causes an increase in cost, valuable time, and resources for you, as well as First Coast.
This checklist is intended to provide health care providers with a reference for use when responding to additional documentation requests for critical care services.
CMS entered into an agreement with the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), which allows First Coast to recover duplicate payments for the same services made to providers by both Medicare and the VA. This recovery effort is referred to as t…