MLN Matters Articles
MLN Matters® Articles
These Articles explain national Medicare policies on coverage, billing, and payment rules for specific provider types. Sometimes we explain information in an MLN Connects® newsletter message instead of an MLN Matters® Article. If there’s an Article or a newsletter message, you’ll find it in the “Provider Education” column.
The COVID-19 public health emergency (PHE) ended on May 11, 2023. View Infectious diseases for a list of waivers and flexibilities that were in place during the PHE.
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Transmittal # | Issue Date | Subject | Implementation Date | CR # Sort descending | Provider Education | Provider Education Release Date | Provider Education Revision Date |
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R144SOMA | Revisions to State Operations Manual (SOM) Appendix J, Part II – Interpretive Guidelines –… |
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R103SOMA | Revised State Operations Manual (SOM) Hospital Appendix A |
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R52SOMA | Revisions to Appendix PP Interpretive Guidelines for Long-Term Care Facilities, Tag F441 |
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R9P241 | Skilled Nursing Facility and Skilled Nursing Facility Health Care Complex Cost Reports, Form CMS… |
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R2282OTN | Direct Mailing Notification to the Medicare Administrative Contractors (MACs) Regarding Clinical… |
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R475PR1 | Medicare Payment Rates for routine SNF-type services by swing-bed hospitals during calendar year… |
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R99SOMA | Revised State Operations Manual (SOM) Appendices A, I, L, and W |
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SE21002 | Billing for Services when Medicare is a Secondary Payer |
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SE19015 | New Documentation Requirements for Filing Medicare Cost Reports |
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R27QIO | QIO Manual Chapter 12 – “Communications, Outreach, and Program-related Information Activities”… |