From time to time here at Progressive Provider Services we are asked about how our Medicare cost report software differs from the free software that is offered through Mutual of Omaha.

With the free software, the preparer is required to first complete the Medicare cost report manually which is very time consuming and cumbersome without the aid of cost report software. The purpose of the free software is to enable the creation of an electronic cost report (ECR) by manually inputting the information into the ‘free’ ECR software. The free ECR software will not print out a Medicare cost report, as it only captures certain information electronically for your intermediary and CMS.