Ask the Contractor Teleconference
July 20, 2006
Topic: Medicare
Remit Easy Print (MREP)
Questions & Answers
Question 1: What’s the turnaround time on payment
using the MREP?
Answer 1: MREP
and 835 Remittance don’t affect speed of payment. If you submit electronically,
payment turnaround is 13 days. Payment takes 29 days for paper submitters.
Question 2: How
can I find out if a doctor is enrolled already to receive 835 remittances?
Answer 2: Contact
your local Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) Department; they can let you know
whether you are set up.
Question 3: Can we access the remit from multiple
locations?
Answer 3: Yes, Easy Print can be installed on a
PC or a network. Directions can be found in the user’s manual at the Easy Print
section of the CMS website. Once downloaded, the file can also be exported.
Question 4: Is it possible to print just one
claim?
Answer 4: Yes, choose a single claim to view,
then click the print button in the lower left corner.
Question 5: How long do we have access to the
remittance files?
Answer 5: Files can be downloaded from the CABBS
bulletin board for 30 days. The files can be stored on a computer or burned on
a CD indefinitely.
Question 6: How far back does the 835 remittance
reflect dates of service?
Answer 6:- Weekly remit reflects transactions of previous
week.
Question 7: How about training on Easy
Print?
Answer 7:
A Medicare Remit Easy Print Demo PowerPoint presentation is available on
the CMS website which gives step by step instructions on using the program. See
http://www.cms.hhs.gov/AccesstoDataApplication/02_MedicareRemitEasyPrint.asp
Question 8: How can we obtain copies of previous
Medicare Remittance Advices?
Answer 8: Copies
of previous RAs can be requested through Medicare’s Interactive Voice Response (IVR) System. The IVR phone numbers are:
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Question 9: How do we send Medicare secondary
electronically?
Answer 9: Contact your local EDI department for
steps on entering dollar amounts, check
numbers and other EOB information into an electronic file to transmit to
Medicare for MSP payments.
Question 10: Do we have to submit on Easy Print
to receive on Easy Print?
Answer 10:No. Files can’t be transmitted on Easy Print; it is
only designed for interpreting Electronic Remittance Advice (ERA) files. Easy
Print can be used regardless of whether claims are submitted electronically or
on paper.
For more
information on Medicare Remit Easy Print:
The CMS
website has its own section dedicated to the MREP http://www.cms.hhs.gov/AccesstoDataApplication/02_MedicareRemitEasyPrint.asp#TopOfPage
The
application for enrolling to receive electronic remittance may be found at:
http://www.medicarenhic.com/edi/download/eraforminfo_0706.pdf
Please
return the Electronic Remittance Advice (ERA) Enrollment form to your local
Medicare Part B EDI Department.
For more
information, call:
NHIC- California NHIC-
PO Box 54905 PO Box 9104
Los Angeles, CA 90054-0905 Hingham, MA 02044-9104
Attn: EDI Department Attn: EDI Department
Fax: (213) 593-5975 Fax: (781) 741-3523
Northern
Southern
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