Archives for January 2015

CMS PNEUMOCOCCAL VACCINE COVERAGE UPDATE

Excerpt from MedLearn Matters article MM9051, revised 12/31/2014, implementation date 2/2/2015 The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is updating the Medicare coverage requirements to align with the updated ACIP recommendations. Effective for dates of service on or after September 19, 2014, (and upon implementation of CR9051), Medicare will cover: An initial pneumococcal vaccine […]