Modifications to the National Coordination of Benefits Agreement (COBA) Claims Crossover Process
Through this instruction, CMS is directing the Common Working File (CWF) maintainer to discontinue the practice of sending Beneficiary Other Insurance (BOI) auxiliary file data to the Next Generation Desktop (NGD) and the Medicare Beneficiary Database (MBD) only for COBA ID ranges 79000-79999 and for 89000-89999. Additionally, through this instruction, CMS is modifying one aspect of the CWF logic used as part of Recovery Audit Contractor (RAC)-initiated COBA crossover claims process, associated with COBA ID range 88000--88999.
Final
Issued by: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
Issue Date: May 02, 2024
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