Qualified Medicare Beneficiary Indicator in the Medicare Fee-For-Service Claims Processing System for Feb. 2017

This Change Request modifies the Medicare claims processing systems to help providers more readily identify the Qualified Medicare Beneficiary (QMB) status of each patient and to support providers’ ability to follow QMB billing requirements. Beneficiaries enrolled in the QMB program are not liable to pay Medicare cost-sharing for all Medicare A/B claims. The CR adds an indicator of QMB status to Medicare’s claims processing systems. This system enhancement will trigger notifications to providers (through the Provider Remittance Advice) and to beneficiaries (through the Medicare Summary Notice) to reflect that the beneficiary is enrolled in the QMB program and has no Medicare cost-sharing liability.

Source: https://www.cms.gov/Regulations-and-Guidance/Guidance/Transmittals/2017Downloads/R3715CP.pdf