Medicare Part B Newsline March 2012 - Cahaba GBA

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Holiday Closure Schedule-2012Cahaba GBA’s Medicare offices in Birmingham, AL; Douglasville, GA, Savannah, GA; and Chattanooga,TN are closed on the following days listed below in 2012. In addition, all Medicare Provider ContactCenters (PCC) close on federal holidays for continuing education training; therefore, customer servicerepresentatives will not be available on those days to receive your calls.Holiday / DateNew Year’s Day ObservedJanuary 2, 2012MondayMartin Luther King BirthdayJanuary 16, 2012MondayPresident’s DayFebruary 20, 2012MondayGood FridayApril 6, 2012FridayMemorial DayMay 28, 2012MondayIndependence DayJuly 4, 2012WednesdayLabor DaySeptember 3, 2012MondayColumbus DayOctober 8, 2012MondayVeterans Day ObservedNovember 12, 2012MondayThanksgivingNovember 22-23, 2012Thursday/FridayChristmasDecember 24-25, 2012Monday/TuesdayNew Year’s DayJanuary 1, 2013TuesdayClosure ScheduleAll Offices ClosedAll Offices ClosedPCC Closed for TrainingAll Offices ClosedAll Offices ClosedAll Offices ClosedAll Offices ClosedPCC Closed for TrainingPCC Closed for TrainingAll Offices ClosedAll Offices ClosedAll Offices ClosedMedicare B Newsline March 2012 4
Provider Contact Center– Training ScheduleMedicare is a continuously changing program, and it is important that we provide correct and accurateanswers to your questions. To better serve the provider community, the Centers for Medicare & MedicaidServices (CMS) allows the Provider Contact Centers the opportunity to offer training to our CustomerService Representatives (CSRs). Listed below are the dates and times the Provider Contact Center will beclosed for training.PCC Training DatesFriday, April 13, 2012Friday, April 20, 2012Friday, April 27, 2012Time9:30 a.m.- 11:30 a.m. CST/10:30 a.m.- 12:30 p.m. EST9:30 a.m.- 11:30 a.m. CST/10:30 a.m.- 12:30 p.m. EST9:30 a.m.- 11:30 a.m. CST/10:30 a.m.- 12:30 p.m. ESTProvider Contact Center Telephone NumbersAlabama B, Georgia B, and Tennessee B: 877 567-7271Mississippi B: 866 419-9454Our Interactive Voice Response (IVR) system is designed to assist providers in obtaining answers tonumerous issues through self-service options. Options on our IVR include information regarding patienteligibility, checks, claims, deductible and other general information. Please note that our Customer ServiceRepresentatives (CSRs) are available to answer questions that cannot be answered by the IVR. CSRs arephysically located in Birmingham, Alabama and Savannah, Georgia. When your call is received, it is routedto the next available representative. CSRs are available Monday through Friday 8:00 a.m. until 4:00 p.m. inyour time zone.Medicare B Newsline March 2012 5
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