Alerts

Alert 7/20/2021: Reminder of Demonstration End Date: As a reminder, all activities related to the DME QIC Telephone Discussion and Reopening Process Demonstration will be ending December 31, 2021. Thank you for your interest and participation.

 

Alert 5/20/20: New Fax Numbers

 

Alert 4/1/20: MAXIMUS COVID-19 Response: We have been working very hard to ensure that our MAXIMUS team is safe, but can still serve the needs of appellants. We would encourage you to continue to use our online portal which is secure and is available 24 hours a day. The portal is available at https://qicappeals.cms.gov. The user guide is available under Medicare Appellants within the option for “QIC Appeals Portal”. Additionally, our mailroom is open and we continue to send out acknowledgment letters, telephone discussion scheduling notices, decision letters and all other correspondence related to appeals. If you require specific assistance, please feel free to reach out to us via e-mail at DMEInfo@MAXIMUS.com.

 

Effective September 1, 2019, MAXIMUS Federal will serve as the DME QIC for the entire United States and the U.S. territories.  This means that any requests for reconsiderations received on or after September 1, 2019 will be processed by MAXIMUS and will need to be submitted to MAXIMUS.  Any requests received before September 1, 2019 will be processed by the previous QIC. Information on how to file a reconsideration request can be found by visiting the How to File an Appeal page.