I agree- Can’t tell what their changes are- The Billing manual that they link you too is the regular Medicare manual.  I looked on the website but couldn’t find any new information there either.

 

Lynette Rettig

Billing Supervisor

Ridgeview Home Health Services

501 S. Maple St STE 1

Waconia MN 55387

952-442-6030 Ext 35520

 

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Not very clear what the changes are since we do not bill UCare episodic.

 

KELLY RADER

INSURANCE BILLING SPECIALIST

HENNEPIN HOME HEALTHCARE

763-425-5959  EX. 44

 

From: billers@list.mnhomecare.org [mailto:billers@list.mnhomecare.org] On Behalf Of Salin, Tracy
Sent: Thursday, November 14, 2019 10:44 AM
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Subject: ADV: FW: Billing Requirements for Medicare Certified Home Health Care and ESRD Providers

 

Anyone see this yet? Now it looks like they do have some changes

 

From: UCare <providernews@ucare.org>
Sent: Thursday, November 14, 2019 10:23 AM
To: Salin, Tracy <tsalin1@range.fairview.org>
Subject: Billing Requirements for Medicare Certified Home Health Care and ESRD Providers

 

 

 

Billing Requirements for Medicare Certified

Home Health Care and ESRD Providers

 

 

 

Hello Tracy--

 

Effective Jan. 1, 2020, providers billing Medicare Certified Home Health Care or End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) services to UCare must submit claims in accordance with Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) billing guidelines, including all required claim elements. Please refer to the CMS Claims Processing Manual for detail on required elements.  



This requirement applies to claims submitted for the following plans: UCare Medicare Plans, UCare Medicare with Fairview & North Memorial (to be renamed UCare Medicare with M Health Fairview & North Memorial in 2020), Minnesota Senior Health Options (MSHO), UCare Connect + Medicare, UCare Individual & Family Plans and UCare Individual & Family Plans with Fairview (to be renamed UCare Individual & Family Plans with M Health Fairview in 2020).   

 

 

UCare Provider Services Team