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 Sort ascending | Subject | Implementation Date | CR # | Provider Education | Provider Education Release Date | Provider Education Revision Date |
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R1487CP | April 2008 Update of the Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS) |
5999 | MM5999 | ||||
R34SOMA | Revision to Appendix W, Survey Protocol, Regulations and Interpretive Guidelines for Critical… |
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R1486CP | Exception to 60-Day Limit on Substitute Physician Billing Arrangements for Physicians Called to… |
5985 | MM5985 | ||||
R329OTN | Instructions for Fiscal Intermediary Standard System (FISS) and Multi-Carrier System (MCS)… |
5956 | |||||
R81NCD | Percutaneous Transluminal Angioplasty (PTA) |
5984 | |||||
R250PI | Instructions on the Processing of CMS-855 Enrollment Applications Submitted Via the Web |
5954 | |||||
R330OTN | Extension of Reasonable Cost Payment for Clinical Lab Tests Furnished by Hospitals with Fewer… |
5961 | |||||
R436PR1 | The GAAP terms have been replaced with the ERISA terms to prevent confusion with the pension… |
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R248PI | Signature Requirements Clarification |
5971 | MM5971 | ||||
R249PI | Carrier Assignment of Provider Identification Numbers (PINs). |
5995 |