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Posting Date: 07/14/2022
MLN Connects® Newsletter for Thursday, July 14, 2022
MLN Connects® Newsletter for Thursday, July 14, 2022 COVID-19: FDA Authorizes Pharmacists to Prescribe PAXLOVID with Certain Limits News COVID-19: FDA Authorizes Pharmacists to Prescribe PAXLOVID with Certain Limits COVID-19: Moderna [...]
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Posting Date: 09/23/2021
MLN Connects® Newsletter for Thursday, September 23, 2021
MLN Connects® Newsletter for Thursday, September 23, 2021 COVID-19: Compare Nursing Homes by Vaccination Rate View this edition as a: Webpage | PDF News CMS Launches New Medicare.gov Feature to Compare Nursing Homes by [...]
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Posting Date: 10/14/2021
MLN Connects® Newsletter for Thursday, October 14, 2021
MLN Connects® Newsletter for Thursday, October 14, 2021 Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine, 20 Valent View this edition as a: Webpage | PDF News Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine, 20 Valent DATA 2000 Waiver Training Payments Still [...]
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Posting Date: 12/09/2021
MLN Connects® Newsletter for Thursday, December 9, 2021
MLN Connects® Newsletter for Thursday, December 9, 2021 CY 2022 Medicare Deductible, Coinsurance, & Premium Rates News PECOS: Multi-Factor Authentication Requirement Delayed HHS Seeks Public Comments to Advance Equity & [...]
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Posting Date: 12/16/2021
MLN Connects® Newsletter for Thursday, December 16, 2021
MLN Connects® Newsletter for Thursday, December 16, 2021 2% Payment Adjustment (Sequestration) Changes News Medicare FFS Claims: 2% Payment Adjustment (Sequestration) Changes Flu Shot Disparities Opioid Treatment Programs: New [...]
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Posting Date: 12/23/2021
MLN Connects® Newsletter for Thursday, December 23, 2021
MLN Connects® Newsletter for Thursday, December 23, 2021 COVID-19 Vaccine Access in Long-Term Care Settings News COVID-19 Vaccine Access in Long-Term Care Settings DMEPOS Final Rule NPPES: Public Reporting of Digital Contact [...]
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Posting Date: 01/06/2022
MLN Connects® Newsletter for Thursday, January 6, 2022
MLN Connects® Newsletter for Thursday, January 6, 2022 Provider Compliance Product List Updated News COVID-19 Vaccine Access in Long-term Care Settings SNF VBP: Nominate Technical Expert Panel Members by January 16 COVID-19 [...]
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Posting Date: 01/13/2022
MLN Connects® Newsletter for Thursday, January 13, 2022
MLN Connects® Newsletter for Thursday, January 13, 2022 COVID-19: Long-term Care, Remdesivir, & Booster Doses News COVID-19: Updated Materials for Visiting Nursing Homes During Omicron Surge COVID-19: Vaccine Access in [...]
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Posting Date: 01/27/2022
MLN Connects® Newsletter for Thursday, January 27, 2022
MLN Connects® Newsletter for Thursday, January 27, 2022 COVID-19: Tools to Determine if Vaccine Requirements Apply News COVID-19: Tools to Determine if Vaccine Requirements Apply COVID-19 Vaccine Codes: Pfizer Pre-Diluted Vaccine [...]
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Posting Date: 03/10/2022
MLN Connects® Newsletter for Thursday, March 10, 2022
MLN Connects® Newsletter for Thursday, March 10, 2022 COVID-19 Monoclonal Antibodies: Revised Emergency Use Authorization for EVUSHELD News COVID-19 Monoclonal Antibodies: Revised Emergency Use Authorization for EVUSHELD Program for [...]
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Posting Date: 03/31/2022
MLN Connects® Newsletter for Thursday, March 31, 2022
MLN Connects® Newsletter for Thursday, March 31, 2022 Continuous Glucose Monitor: Provide Supplies for a Calendar Month News Home Health Providers: Services Provided Data for April 2022 Refresh Continuous Glucose Monitor: Provide [...]
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Posting Date: 04/07/2022
MLN Connects® Newsletter for Thursday, April 7, 2022
MLN Connects® Newsletter for Thursday, April 7, 2022 Improve the Health of Minority Populations with Covered Preventive Services News Fiscal Year 2021 Program for Evaluating Payment Patterns Electronic Reports Preventive Services & [...]
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Posting Date: 04/12/2022
MLN Connects® Special Edition for Monday, April 11, 2022
MLN Connects® Special Edition for Monday, April 11, 2022 HHS Takes Actions to Promote Safety & Quality in Nursing Homes On April 11, CMS issued its FY 2023 SNF PPS proposed rule, which includes asking for public feedback on how staffing [...]
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Posting Date: 04/14/2022
MLN Connects® Newsletter for Thursday, April 14, 2022
MLN Connects® Newsletter for Thursday, April 14, 2022 COVID-19: New Codes for Moderna Vaccine Booster Doses News Launch of the Cross-Cutting Initiatives Value-Based Insurance Design Model: Medicare Advantage Organizations Pay for [...]
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Posting Date: 04/21/2022
MLN Connects® Newsletter for Thursday, April 21, 2022
MLN Connects® Newsletter for Thursday, April 21, 2022 Medicare Provider Compliance News News Hospice Quality Reporting Program: Key Dates & Measure Change Ambulance Ground Transport: Comparative Billing Report in April Hospices: [...]
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Posting Date: 04/28/2022
MLN Connects® Newsletter for Thursday, April 28, 2022
MLN Connects® Newsletter for Thursday, April 28, 2022 Get Patient Eligibility Information for Additional Services News Patient Eligibility Information for Additional Services — Now Available Physicians, Teaching Hospitals, Physician [...]
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Posting Date: 07/22/2022
U537F Assigning in Error On Some Notices of Admission
National Government Services has identified an issue where U537F is assigning incorrectly on some NOAs, due to the CWF not correctly recognizing discharges (patient status other than 30 on the last HH period). There is no workaround. Please [...]
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Posting Date: 09/09/2021
MLN Connects® Special Edition for Thursday, September 9, 2021
MLN Connects® Special Edition for Thursday, September 9, 2021 Biden-Harris Administration to Expand Vaccination Requirements for Health Care Settings New action will protect patients of the 50,000 providers and over 17 million health care [...]
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Posting Date: 08/09/2021
Important Information on How to Resolve NGSConnex Account Suspensions
Important Information on How to Resolve NGSConnex Account Suspensions If you are an NGSConnex user and not the LSO for your provider organization and your NGSConnex account has been suspended for one of the following reasons, you must contact [...]
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Posting Date: 12/19/2016
Hospice Levels of Care: Routine Home Care
Hospice Levels of Care: Routine Home Care There are four levels of care in the Medicare hospice benefit. Hospices are paid a per diem rate based on the number of days and level of care provided during the election period. The four levels of [...]
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