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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R3435CP | Clarification on Patient?s Reason for Visit Necessary to Capture HIPAA Compliant Fields |
9450 | MM9450 | ||||
R630PI | Medicare Program Integrity Data Analysis--Update |
9176 | |||||
SE17027 | Clarification of Billing and Payment Policies for Negative Pressure Wound Therapy (NPWT) Using a… |
SE17027 | |||||
R3432CP | 2016 Durable Medical Equipment Prosthetics, Orthotics, and Supplies Healthcare Common Procedure… |
9481 | MM9481 | ||||
R135DEMO | Affordable Care Act Bundled Payments for Care Improvement Initiative - Recurring File Updates… |
9499 | |||||
R1586OTN | Eliminate Two Case-mix Payment Adjustments (Monoclonal Gammopathy and Bacterial Pneumonia)… |
9268 | |||||
R3430CP | January 2016 Update of the Ambulatory Surgical Center (ASC) Payment System |
9484 | MM9484 | ||||
R216BP | Advance Care Planning (ACP) as an Optional Element of an Annual Wellness Visit (AWV) |
9271 | MM9271 | ||||
R131DEMO | Implementing Payment Changes for FCHIP (Frontier Community Health Integration Project), Mandated… |
9165 | |||||
R1587OTN | Instruction to Apply the Part A Deductible on a Medicare Secondary Payer (MSP) Inpatient Same… |
9394 |