Smoking and Tobacco-Use Cessation Counseling Services: Common Working File (?CWF?) Inquiry for Providers
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Regulatory News Topic
CMS Change Request (?CR?) 4104 released October 21, 2005, alerts providers to the capability of checking a beneficiary?s available coverage for smoking cessation counseling sessions via inquiry through CWF.
Date of Insight Article
24-Oct-05
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