You may never need to, but you can file your own Medicare claim. Here are step-by-step instructions for how to file a Medicare claim.

To file a Medicare claim, beneficiaries need to complete the Patient Request for Medical Payment form (CMS-1490S). This form, available in English and Spanish, is the designated claim form.

If a person needs to cancel a Medicare claim, there is a process that they can follow to do so. Learn more here.

Redetermination. The first step is to request a redetermination (review) of the claim. Conveniently, the form to request a redetermination is included with your Medicare Summary Notice ...

If you have Original Medicare (parts A and B), you don’t have to worry about filing claims for reimbursement most of the time. However, Medicare Advantage (Part C) and Part D rules are a bit ...

There is a process for leaving employer group health plans, whether you are the employee or the covered spouse, and enrolling ...

A Northeast Ohio physician pleaded guilty Thursday to federal charges in a Medicare fraud case. The case involved fake orders for medical equipment, which he approved without ever examining patients, ...

Generally, a person does not have to file a claim for Medicare services as the forms are completed by the healthcare provider. There may be some exceptions.

The information provided will explain how to submit a claim and to download the claim form CMS-1490S patient request for medical payment.

WASHINGTON — Health care costs are getting so high that prices are literally running off of the page. Medicare on a couple of occasions recently has had to deal with billing forms that don’t ...

Hello Cybil: I am hearing through the Medicare grapevine from clients who come to the Toni Says office for a Medicare consultation that a few primary care/medical providers are retiring.