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Preliminary system updates in preparation for ending the Medicare contingency plan in October 2005

Shared system maintainers and contractors must begin taking preliminary steps to be able to prevent the acceptance of legacy claim formats for inbound claim transactions and be ready to implement those steps within 30 days notification from CMS

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

Issue Date: August 04, 2005

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