The Submitted Defense Documents page lists all defense documents that were submitted through the CRCP for a selected Demand Letter ID. The Demand Letter ID is displayed at the top of the page.
This page allows you to:
- Search for defense documents for a selected Demand Letter ID
- View a list of defense documents associated with a Demand Letter ID
- View the list of Case IDs associated with a Defense document using the View/Hide hyperlink
Click Previous to return to the Demand Detail page.
Search for Defense Documents
Use the search feature to locate any defense documents submitted through the CRCP. Enter any combination of criteria in the following fields: File Name, Submitted By, or Submitted Date (From and To).
Click the Search Hint links for additional details about what to enter in each Search field.
To Search by Filename
Enter the Filename in the Filename field.
You can also perform searches substituting a percent (%) as a wildcard at the end of the Filename. When using the wildcard (i.e., defense%), enter at least 7 characters of the Filename, with no spaces.
- Click Search to perform the search.
To Search by Submitted By
Enter the Login ID in the Submitted By field.
The Login ID must be 7 characters in the following format: AA999AA.
You can also perform searches substituting a percent (%) as a wildcard at the end of the User ID. When using the wildcard (i.e., AA99%), enter at least 4 characters of the User ID with no spaces.- Click Search to perform the search.
To Search by Submitted Date
- Enter a date range using the following rules:
- Make sure the date is valid and is less than or equal to the current date.
- If you leave the To date empty, then the results displayed are from the From date to the current date.
- If you enter a From date and a To date, then only results within that date range are displayed.
- If you enter the same date in the From date and To date fields, then only the results with that exact date are returned.
- Click Search to perform the search.
Defense Documents (Results)
Search results display in the Defense Documents section of the page. The total number of Defense Documents is displayed under Results Returned. Files are displayed in descending order by Submitted Date.
The default display for this section lists the defense files that have been submitted for the selected Demand Letter ID. You have the option to click the View/Hide hyperlink to display or hide the Cases IDs (and related information) that were associated to a particular defense file.
In view mode, the following fields are displayed for a selected defense document:
- Case ID (click the hyperlink to see the status of submitted defenses)
- Medicare ID (Health Insurance Claim Number [HICN] or Medicare Beneficiary Identifier [MBI]) (the first 5 characters are masked for HICNs, unless you log in using multi-factor authentication).
Note: This is also known as the Medicare Number to CMS’ Medicare beneficiaries. - Beneficiary First Name
- Beneficiary Last Name
- Case Amount (original amount)
- Case Status
Note: Any case with a balance greater than zero will be listed as Open, while any case with a balance of zero will be listed as Closed.
Note: You cannot view the contents or download any files that have been submitted.
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