State/Regional/National Associations: Please share this request with your membership and have them submit questions per the link below and by the deadline.

Attention All Medicare Council Members and State/Regional/National Associations,

The next quarterly Medicare Council meetings are set in January 2021. Please see the confirmed dates at the bottom of this form.
 
Use this on-line form to submit questions for the appropriate A-Teams. Questions are due by close of business Friday, November 20th, 2020.  

The questions will be compiled by the Council office and forwarded to the respective A-Team Leaders for the Council in charge of the questions. The Jurisdiction D Council is in charge of the questions for this quarter.
 
The questions you submit will be reviewed during the A-Team teleconference calls with Jur B, C and D Councils membership. Details of the teleconference calls lead by the Jurisdiction Council A-Team leaders will be coming soon.
 
The compiled questions will then be submitted to the designated DME MAC. Medicare personnel will ultimately answer the questions in writing, and answers are then distributed to the Councils and State/Regional/National Associations. The Associations then can forward out to their respective membership.
 
These forums are intended to discuss and resolve broad policy, coverage and processing problems that impact multiple providers, rather than individual claim difficulties.  Therefore, before you submit a question:
 
     1. Please utilize all available resources at the DME MAC to obtain your answer before submitting through this forum.
     2. Ensure the question is relevant to multiple providers.
     3. Ensure the question is formatted to be concise, and has a definitive “ask” that lends itself to effective responses from the DME MACs.
     4. If your question involves claim processing issues you must submit one or more Claim Control Numbers (CCNs) to allow the DME MACs the opportunity for proper research.
     5. Attach (or send to the Councils office) appropriate documentation that does not contain personal health information (PHI), do not include patient specific information via email for it is not a secure method of exchanging health information and is a violation of HIPAA.
     6. If your question relates back to a conversation with MAC staff, you must submit a CCN or DCN that was the subject of the call, date of the telephone contact, representative’s name or ID number and major discussion points or outcome of the call.
 
If the A-Team determines these criteria are not met, the question will be removed from submission to the DME MACs.

Events impacting schedule:  Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Years
 
November 10th:                                 Call for Questions
November 20th:                                Deadline for Questions
November 30th-Dec. 4th                  Team Meetings hosted by D
December 7th                                   Questions to Council Office by A Team Leaders
December 9th                                   Council Chair Review
December 17th                                 Questions to MAC's
January 18th                                     Return Q&A to Council Office
Jan 25th-Janu 29th                           Council Meetings?  TBD - See below for current meetings.

October meetings:
1. Jur C: January 27th
2. Jur B: January 26th
3. Jur D: TBD