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Document ID: CMS-2011-0161-0012
Document Type: Public Submission
Agency: Centers For Medicare & Medicaid Services
Received Date: November 23 2011, at 12:00 AM Eastern Standard Time
Date Posted: November 29 2011, at 12:00 AM Eastern Standard Time
Comment Start Date: October 24 2011, at 12:00 AM Eastern Standard Time
Comment Due Date: December 23 2011, at 11:59 PM Eastern Standard Time
Tracking Number: 80f72846
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This is comment on Proposed Rule

Medicare and Medicaid Programs: Regulatory Provisions to Promote Program Efficiency, Transparency, and Burden Reduction

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In January 2012, CMS implemented Section 6404 of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. Section 6404 established a maximum period for submission of Medicare claims to not more than 12 months. However, in this proposed rule, CMS is proposing to allow physicians and non-physician practitioners to remain enrolled in Medicare for an unlimited time if they do not bill the Medicare program. I recommend that CMS explain why physicians and non-physician practitioners should remain enrolled in the Medicare program if they cannot bill for services before 12-months from the date of service. I recommend that CMS explain the linkage, if any, between the current regulatory deactivation policy and the maximum period for claim submission.