tci Part B Insider - 2003 Issue 24

Coverage: Half a Loaf of Coverage Improvements Is Better Than None

CMS promises to speed up considerationThe Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services finally came out with a new policy that it says will improve the coverage process, three years after the Benefits Improvement and Protection Act mandated sweeping changes that critics charge remain incomplete. CMS published a notice in the Sept. 26 Federal Register that establishes a separate process, with "more rigid time frames" for beneficiaries who qualify as "aggrieved" under BIPA. CMS also revised and updated a list of elements that constitute a formal request for the agency to "reflect best practices," and clarified its conditions...

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