An insider's list of HCFA contacts
An insider’s list of HCFA contacts
Finding names and numbers in an agency as large as HCFA is no easy task. Federal officials are attempting to remedy that problem by establishing an inquiry team you can call when you have questions. Here are inquiry team members cited in the Dec. 18, 1996, Federal Register:
• For Medicare instruction information: Bridget Wilhite, Bureau of Program Operations, Issuances Staff, HCFA, S3-01-27, 7500 Security Blvd., Baltimore, MD 21244-1850. Telephone: (410) 786-5248.
• For Medicaid instruction information: Pat Prete, Medicaid Bureau, Office of Medicaid Policy, HCFA, C4-25-02, 7500 Security Blvd., Baltimore, MD 21244-1850. Telephone: (410) 786-3246.
• For Food and Drug Administration-approved investigational device exemption information: Sharon Hippler, Bureau of Policy Development, Office of Chronic Care and Insurance Policy, HCFA, C4-11-04, 7500 Security Blvd., Baltimore, MD 21244-1850. Telephone: (410) 786-4633.
• For all other information: Cathy Johnson, Bureau of Policy Development, Office of Regulations, HCFA, C5-09-05, 7500 Security Blvd., Baltimore, MD 21244-1850. Telephone: (410) 786-5241.
Anyone interested in routinely receiving the Medicare manual and revisions, CD-ROM, or any other version can obtain a subscription. To order a subscription, contact the following sources:
• Superintendent of Documents, Government Printing Office (GPO), Attn: New Order, P.O. Box 371954, Pittsburgh, PA 15250-7954. Telephone: (202) 512-1800. Fax: (202) 512-2250.
• National Technical Information Service (NTIS), Department of Commerce, 5825 Port Royal Road, Springfield, VA 22161. Telephone: (703) 487-4630.
Also, if you only need an individual manual transmittal or any program memoranda, you can purchase these through the NTIS address listed above. Be sure to be able to identify the transmittal you want, whether by number or by providing enough details on content that it’s clear which document you’re referring to.
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