3rd Quarter 2007

CMS Road Map 2007

By John McDermott

In 2007, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) will be busy updating its Medicare payment systems. Below is a list of the dates that are relevant for Covance's clients.

September 2007

• Deadline for submission of APC pass-through applications for first quarter 2008 (September 4)
• Announcement of selection of seven Part A/Part B MACs for cutover in September 2008 (early September)
• Fourth quarter ASP amounts and quarterly OPPS changes announced (second half of September)
• ICD-9-CM Coordination and Maintenance Committee meeting for FY 2009 codes at CMS (late September)

October 2007

• Implementation of FY 2008 IPPS final rule (October 1)
• New ICD-9-CM procedure codes for FY 2008 take effect (October 1)
• Fourth quarter ASP amounts and quarterly OPPS changes take effect (October 1)
• Physician enrollment in CAP for 2008 begins (October 1)
• Comment periods on CY 2008 MPFS and OPPS/ASC proposed rules end (early October)
• IPPS new technology add-on payment application for FY 2009 due (mid-October)
• Second CPT Editorial Panel meeting for CY 2009 codes (October 11-14)
• Final decisions on CY 2008 HCPCS codes released (late October or early November)

November 2007

• Release of CY 2008 MPFS and OPPS/ASC final rules (early November)
• Third deadline for submission of CPT applications for CY 2009 (November 7)
• Physician enrollment in CAP for 2008 ends (November 15)
• Beneficiary enrollment in Part D for 2008 begins (November 15)

December 2007

• Deadline for submission of APC pass-through applications for second quarter 2008 (December 3)
• First quarter 2008 ASP amounts and quarterly OPPS changes announced (second half of December)
• Beneficiary enrollment in Part D for 2008 ends (December 31)

Covance would be happy to help your company stay on top of Medicare reform milestones as they occur throughout 2007 and beyond.