The NCMS is working with Palmetto GBA, the Medicare Administrative Contractor (MAC) for North Carolina, to correct a problem with claims for new Medicare patient visits.
Effective December 23, 2011, physicians will no longer receive notification when someone seeks information for an investigation from the National Practitioner Data Bank (NPDB).
The US House and Senate are expected to vote today on a $1 trillion interim spending package that was crafted last night by the House and Senate Appropriations Committees.
