Special Medicare Provider Enrollment Open Door Forum

Friday, June 29 2007

2:00 PM - 3:00 PM, Eastern Daylight Time (EDT)

(Conference Call Only)

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) will hold a Special Open
Door Forum (ODF) to discuss useful tips that providers and suppliers can use
to facilitate enrollment into the Medicare program.

A Medicare enrollment application (CMS-855) is required to be completed by
all health care providers/suppliers who wish to enroll in the Medicare
program. CMS is responsible for ensuring that all enrolled Medicare
providers/suppliers are qualified to provide appropriate health care
services as required by Federal statute and regulations. To fulfill these
goals, CMS must collect and verify specific information on each
provider/supplier who wishes to bill the Medicare program.

During this discussion, CMS will provide: (1) an overview of the 2006
Medicare enrollment applications, and (2) useful tips on how providers can
facilitate enrollment into the Medicare program. Afterwards, there will be
an open discussion for staff to listen to comments regarding the Medicare
enrollment process.

Open Door Forum Participation Instructions:

To participate in this special forum, please register on our website at
http://registration.intercall.com/go/cms2 . Upon registering, you will
receive further participation information and registration confirmation. The
deadline for registration is 2:00 PM EDT, June 27, 2007. Note: Capacity is
limited so register early. Registering via the web will ensure we can
accommodate as many participants as possible.

For automatic emails of Open Door Forum schedule updates (E-Mailing list
registration) and to view Frequently Asked Questions please visit our
website at: www.cms.hhs.gov/opendoorforum/

We look forward to your participation.