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 Sort descending | CR # | Provider Education | Provider Education Release Date | Provider Education Revision Date |
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R1536OTN | Increasing Tax Withholding to 100 Percent for Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Federal Payment… |
9285 | MM9285 | ||||
SE18003 | Skilled Nursing Facility Value-Based Purchasing Program Updated |
SE18003 | |||||
SE22001 | Mental Health Visits via Telecommunications for Rural Health Clinics & Federally Qualified… |
MLN Matters Article SE22001 | |||||
R3327CP | New Waived Tests |
9261 | MM9261 | ||||
R1495OTN | Revision to Medicare Code Editor (MCE) Edit, Procedure Inconsistent with Length of Stay (LOS)… |
9117 | MM9117 | ||||
R3324CP | Clarification of the Policy for Competitively-Bid Wheelchair Accessories Furnished with Non-… |
9272 | MM9272 | ||||
R3329CP | Update to Pub. 100-04, Chapter 18 to Provide Language-Only Changes for Updating ICD-10 and ASC… |
8628 | |||||
R1840OTN | Update FISS Editing to Include All Three Patient Reason for Visit Code Fields |
9672 | MM9672 | ||||
R608PI | Update to Pub. 100-08 to Provide Language-Only Changes for Updating ICD-10 and ASC X12 |
8747 | |||||
R4239CP | Healthcare Provider Taxonomy Codes (HPTCs) April 2019 Code Set Update |
11121 | MM11121 |