'Dark days' in Medicare: What they mean
During Medicare ’s “ sour days , ” aesculapian providers can not access Medicare systems for charge task , eligibility check , or coverage - touch interrogation , which may delay healthcare process . Medicare Administrative Contractors ( MACs ) use theCommon Working File ( CWF)as a centralized , online resource for all information regarding call , eligibility , and coverage . Occasionally , the CWF must shut down for several twenty-four hour period to undergo update , which the great unwashed refer to as dark Clarence Shepard Day Jr....