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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R1440CP | Medicare, Medicaid, and SCHIP Extension Act of 2007 Changes to Independent Laboratory Billing… |
5943 | MM5943 | ||||
R1435CP | Emergency Update to the 2008 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Database |
5902 | |||||
R317OTN | Production Region Split and New Contractor Number for Riverbend New Jersey Part A Workload |
5786 | |||||
R1434CP | Extension of the Dates of Service Eligible for the Physician Scarcity Area (PSA) Bonus Payment… |
5937 | MM5937 | ||||
R1436CP | Modifications to the National Coordination of Benefits Agreement (COBA) Crossover Process |
5866 | |||||
R1437CP | Change in the Amount in Controversy Requirement for Administrative Law Judge Hearings and… |
5897 | MM5897 | ||||
R316OTN | Submitting Outpatient Provider Specific Data |
5869 | |||||
R1429CP | Modification of Payment Window Edits in the Common Working File (CWF) to Look at Line Item Dates… |
5880 | MM5880 | ||||
R1433CP | Smoking and Tobacco Use Cessation Counseling Billing Code Update |
5878 | MM5878 | ||||
R313OTN | New Contractor Numbers for the States of Colorado, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Texas in… |
5788 |