CWF will Implement Auto-search for Beneficiary Eligibility Queries in January 2017

On July 29, 2016, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued Change Request 9740/Transmittal 1687 (MM9740) to implement an auto-search capability for provider beneficiary eligibility queries to the Common Working File (CWF); this change will become effective January 1, 2017. Currently, each beneficiary is assigned to one of nine CWF hosts based on…