The Appeal Letter

ISSUE 35 January 30, 2006

	Medicare Names QIC for Physician Appeals Medicare's new Part B Fee-For-Service appeal procedures went into effect Jan. 1, 2006. As part of the new procedures, physicians may now file Level II appeals with Q2A Administrators, the first independent contractor named for reviewing physician appeals. Click here for details on what this means for your facility.
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