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<div class=Section1><pre><b><u><font size=3 face=Arial><span style='font-size:
12.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'>ATTENTION:</span></font></u></b><u><font
size=3 face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial'> MaineCare Providers currently sending claims by modem<o:p></o:p></span></font></u></pre><pre><font
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size=3 face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial'> This is a reminder of a notice sent by listserv in October. The last day that claims may be submitted to MaineCare by modem is Friday, December 5<sup>th</sup>.<o:p></o:p></span></font></pre><pre><font
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size=3 face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial'>A summary of the original message is here:<o:p></o:p></span></font></pre><pre><font
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size=3 face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Providers sending claims to MaineCare by modem may experience delays or other problems in the transfer of those claims. The technology used for this process is older and problems like this may continue to occur over time.<o:p></o:p></span></font></pre><pre><font
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size=3 face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial'>For this reason, we are asking that any providers still using modem to submit their claims change to sending their claims by file transfer (FTP). Please make this change by Friday, December 5th. This is the last day that modem submission of claims will be supported by MaineCare.<o:p></o:p></span></font></pre><pre><font
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size=3 face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Providers will find that sending claims by FTP is faster and more reliable.<o:p></o:p></span></font></pre><pre><font
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size=3 face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial'>If you have questions about this, please call 800-321-5557, option 9.<o:p></o:p></span></font></pre><pre><font
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