Monday, March 9, 2009
In a follow-up on a point about participating and non-participating providers that came up during a Special Open Door Forum on accreditation held earlier this year, CMS has made it clear: "In either case, participating and non-participating, Medicare providers/suppliers must bill Medicare on behalf of the beneficiary and must be accredited by Sept. 30, 2009, in order to retain their Medicare Part B billing privileges." Read the clarification in full.