PACE
Provider Bulletin
Validity of Claim’s Information
Providers are responsible for the
validity of their claims’ data.
The PACE
Provider Agreement states:
I. PROVIDER RESPONSIBILITIES
Subsection G.
The Provider agrees to recognize and maintain the Program as the payor of last
resort. Where other Third Party Benefit
Payment may be applicable, including but not limited to, Insurance Coverage,
Public Assistance, Union/Trust Funds, or Retirement Programs, Medicare Part B
and D, the Provider shall take reasonable measures to ascertain such
prescription benefit is not available before billing the Program. Reasonable measures include, but are not
limited to being cognizant of, and adhering to, the policies and procedures of
other Third Party Benefit Plans in which they participate. The Provider agrees that Medicare Part B and
D and the Medicare Advantage Prescription Drug Plan are the primary payors for
Medicare covered pharmaceuticals, except in statutory coverage gaps and
non-coverage phases wherein the Program is the payor on behalf of the claimant,
in accordance to the reimbursement formula as provided in state law.
III.
PROGRAM RESPONSIBILITIES
Subsection B
states: The Program will adjust payment to the Provider for the amount of any
disapproved cost or expenditure in connection with this Agreement, including
but not limited to, those found pursuant to lawful Program audits.
Although real-time edits are
continually being developed to identify invalid data submissions, PACE is
finding an increasing number of claims submitted with false data to enable the
claim to pay. Examples of paid claims found with data later identified as being
invalid include, but are not limited to, submission of: incorrect error code
(s) identified as the response from the primary payer such as “70-
When invalid data is submitted by
the provider, either intentionally or unintentionally, (i.e. a programming
software error) which results in full or partial Program reimbursement and
these data are identified, claims will be disapproved and voided. Providers are
prohibited from billing cardholders for any such claim.
Questions may be directed to
Provider Services at 1-800-835-4080.