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Modifications to the National Coordination of Benefits Agreement (COBA) Crossover Process

Guidance for instructions to modifications made to the National Coordination of Benefits Agreement (COBRA) crossover process, including how to suppress claims that are fully denied, change the shared system to ensure that they will not generate provider notification letters when specific error codes are generated, further clarification on previous instructions, and how to modify data population routines for outbound crossover files.

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Issued by: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)

Issue Date: February 05, 2008

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