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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R662CP | October 2005 Update of the Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS) |
4035 | |||||
R3345CP | Update to Hospice Payment Rates, Hospice Cap, Hospice Wage Index and Hospice Pricer for FY 2016… |
9301 | MM9301 | ||||
R461CP | Processing Durable Medical Equipment (DME), Orthotics, Prosthetics, Drugs, and Surgical… |
3674 | MM3674 | ||||
R3323CP | October Quarterly Update for 2015 Durable Medical Equipment, Prosthetics, Orthotics, and… |
9279 | MM9279 | ||||
R156OTN | New Patient Status Code to Define Discharges or Transfers to a Critical Access Hospital (CAH)… |
3829 | MM3829 | ||||
R1541OTN | Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) EDI Front End Updates for October… |
9145 | |||||
R64FM | For Fiscal Intermediaries (FIs), a new Provider Type 80, Status Code CH, and Method of… |
3641 | |||||
R1539OTN | Implementing the Insertion of a Sheet of Paper Promoting the Electronic Medicare Summary Notices… |
9275 | |||||
R635CP | Financial Liability for Services Subject to Home Health Consolidated Billing |
3948 | MM3948 | ||||
R1540OTN | Modification to the Telehealth Originating Site Facility Fee Billing Requirements for Rural… |
9144 |