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Federal IDR Portal Re-Opens

Friday, December 15, 2023  

December 15, 2023: Federal IDR Portal is OPEN

This morning, the Departments reopened the Federal IDR portal for all dispute types, including previously initiated batched disputes, new batched disputes, and new single disputes involving air ambulance services.
 
Providers have 20 business days for submission of disputes, per the guidance from CMS.
 
The Departments are granting extensions of the applicable IDR deadlines for the initiation of new batched disputes and new single disputes involving air ambulance services, resubmission of disputes determined by certified IDR entities to be improperly batched, and selection or reselection of a certified IDR entity.  
 
Federal IDR Process Batching and Air Ambulance FAQs  
 
Additional information can be found can be found on the CMS website HERE.