UW Seeks New Medical Education Director

The University of Wyoming - College of Health Science -  is starting a search for a new Director of Medical Education.  Family physician Dave Driggers, MD has served in this role the past two years and is now returning to retirement in Arizona.  For more information about the position CLICK HERE or contact Dean Joseph Steiner, Pharm.D. at 307-766-6556.

Part B Provider Customer Service Change

Noridian Administrative Services is pleased to offer one toll free number that Medicare Part B providers may access to connect to our Interactive Voice Response System (IVR) and our Provider Contact Center (PCC) Customer Service Representatives (CSRs). Offering one consistent toll free number to all Part B Medicare providers in all our states streamlines the process and offers consistency in providing the best customer service.

Effective January 20, 2012, the toll free number for Part B provider inquiries is 1-877-908-8431. This is our current Part B IVR system number. Please note that our CSR provider inquiry line (800-933-0614) will no longer be in service and callers must use 1-877-908-8431 for all inquiries.

Note: If you are calling for information not available on the IVR, you may opt out to connect with any of our CSRs to assist you. Complex questions will continue to be answered by our Customer Service Representatives (CSRs) during the hours of 8 a.m. – 4 p.m. in your time zone.

Recent News

Serve on the WWAMI Admissions Committee

WMS is responsible for identifying WY physicians for appointment to the WY Admissions Committee for the University of Washington School of Medicine's WWAMI medical education program.  Letters will be sent to WMS members in the coming week with more detailed information.  Anyone interested in applying to serve on the committee for a six-year term can CLICK HERE to review the application and return it to the WMS office no later than April 1, 2012.

Congress Reaches Deal on SGR

Congress reached a last-minute compromise that will avert the 27.4 percent cut in Medicare physician payment that would have gone through Jan. 1, 2012.

 

The U.S. House of Representatives agreed to vote on and pass the Senate tax bill, which will provide a two-month extension of the Medicare physician payment rate as well as a two-month extension of Social Security payroll tax cuts and federal unemployment benefits.

WMS in Washington

WMS visited all three members of Wyoming's Congressional Delegation, Sens. M. Enzi and J. Barrasso, MD and Congresswoman C. Lummis, last week in Washington, D.C. to discuss Medicare reimbursement, Sustainable Growth Rate concerns and the status of the Frontier Amendment in the PPACA.  WMS very much appreciates the attention our delegation dedicated to our visit and the issues and concerns at hand.