Please see the important notice about Medicare hearings and appeals processing.

 

Leslie

 

Leslie Fried, J.D.

Senior Director, Center for Benefits Access

Office: 571.527.3992

Leslie.Fried@ncoa.org

 

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From: SHIP Directors <SHIP-DIRECTORS@LIST.NIH.GOV> On Behalf Of Flowers, Margaret (ACL)
Sent: Tuesday, March 24, 2020 4:39 PM
To: SHIP-DIRECTORS@LIST.NIH.GOV
Subject: FW: OMHA OPERATIONS DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC

 

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Please see notice below from the Office of Medicare Hearings and Appeals.

 

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From: OMHA <OMHAAppellantsMB1@HHS.GOV>
To: OMHAAPPELLANTS <OMHAAPPELLANTS@LIST.NIH.GOV>
Sent: Tue, Mar 24, 2020 1:00 pm
Subject: OMHA OPERATIONS DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC

Although Office of Medicare Hearings and Appeals (OMHA) office space is closed to the general public, OMHA remains open for business with employees working under maximum telework flexibilities per U.S. Office of Personnel Management guidance. OMHA hearings and appeals processing measures are proceeding as scheduled. Unless an appellant is notified directly that a hearing has been postponed or canceled, appellants should continue to appear for hearings by telephone as scheduled. The Chief Administrative Law Judge supports the Administrative Law Judges exercising flexibility with regard to reasonable requests to reschedule hearings. OMHA staff are responding to phone calls to adjudication team phones and toll-free lines. In an effort to continue operations as seamlessly as possible, minimal staff will be on-site in OMHA offices to receive and send mail and faxes. Additional information and updates will be provided as the situation evolves.

 

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