Maximum Period for Submission of Medicare Claims Reduced to Not More Than 12 Months
REMINDER: The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has released MLN Matters Article #MM6960 -- Systems Changes Necessary to Implement the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) Section 6404 - Maximum Period for Submission of Medicare Claims Reduced to Not More Than 12 Months to advise providers who submit claims to Medicare contractors that, as a result of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), claims with dates of service on or after January 1, 2010, received later than one calendar year beyond the date of service will be denied by Medicare. For more details, please read the article at http://www.cms.gov/MLNMattersArticles/downloads/MM6960.pdf on the CMS Website.