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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R753CP | Update of Contact Information for the Do Not Forward Reports |
4122 | |||||
R76MCM | Initial Publication of Chapter 10 - MA Organization Compliance with State Law and Preemption by… |
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R74MCM | Changes in Manual Instructions for Payment Principles for Cost Based HMO/CMPs |
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R36MSP | Update to the Healthcare Provider Taxonomy Codes (HPTC) Version 5.1 |
4072 | MM4072 | ||||
R68MCM | Initial Publication of Chapter 1 - General Provisions |
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R465CP | Billing Requirements for Physician Services in Method II Critical Access Hospitals (CAHs) |
3559 | |||||
R118PI | Various Benefit Integrity (BI) Clarifications |
3896 | |||||
R148OTN | Revised Coding Guidelines for Drug Administration Codes |
3818 | MM3818 | ||||
R30BP | Policy for Repair and Replacement of Durable Medical Equipment (DME) |
3693 | |||||
R620CP | New Fiscal Intermediary (FI) Edit to Identify Potentially Excessive Medicare Payments |
3925 | MM3925 |