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Posting Date: 03/17/2020
MLN Connects® Special Edition for Tuesday, March 17, 2020
MLN Connects® Special Edition for Tuesday, March 17, 2020 President Trump Expands Telehealth Benefits for Medicare Beneficiaries During COVID-19 Outbreak CMS Outlines New Flexibilities Available to People with Medicare The Trump [...]
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Posting Date: 03/16/2020
MLN Connects® Special Edition for Friday, March 13, 2020
MLN Connects® Special Edition for Friday, March 13, 2020 COVID-19: Test Pricing, Diagnostic Lab Tests, Pricing & Codes, and EHB Coverage COVID-19: Test Pricing; Diagnostic Lab Tests, Pricing & Codes; and EHB Coverage Quarterly [...]
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Posting Date: 03/16/2020
MLN Connects® Special Edition for Monday, March 16, 2020
MLN Connects® Special Edition for Monday, March 16, 2020 COVID-19: FFS Response and Nursing Home Visitor Guidance Medicare FFS Response to COVID-19 The HHS Secretary declared a public health emergency, which allows for CMS programmatic [...]
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Posting Date: 03/12/2020
MLN Connects® for Thursday, March 12, 2020
MLN Connects® for Thursday, March 12, 2020 2019 Novel Coronavirus Guidance MLN Connects® for Thursday, March 12, 2020 View this edition as a PDF News CMS Sends More Detailed Guidance to Providers about COVID-19 HHS Finalizes [...]
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Posting Date: 03/09/2020
MLN Connects® Special Edition for Friday, March 6, 2020
MLN Connects® Special Edition for Friday, March 6, 2020 CMS Develops Additional Code for Coronavirus Lab Tests Agency Issues Fact Sheets Detailing Coverage under Programs On March 6, CMS took additional actions to ensure America’s patients, [...]
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Posting Date: 03/09/2020
MLN Connects® Special Edition for Monday, March 9, 2020
MLN Connects® Special Edition for Monday, March 9, 2020 COVID-19 Response: CMS Issues FAQs to Assist Medicare Providers On March 6, CMS issued frequently asked questions and answers (FAQs) for health care providers regarding Medicare payment [...]
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Posting Date: 03/05/2020
MLN Connects® for Thursday, March 5, 2020
MLN Connects® for Thursday, March 5, 2020 Ambulance Fee Schedule, Transports & Data Collection MLN Connects® for Thursday, March 5, 2020 View this edition as a PDF News DMEPOS Suppliers: HCPCS Codes Affected by Further [...]
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Posting Date: 03/05/2020
MLN Connects® Special Edition for Wednesday, March 4, 2020
MLN Connects® Special Edition for Wednesday, March 4, 2020 CMS Announces Actions to Address Spread of Coronavirus CMS calls on all health care providers to activate infection control practices and issues guidance to inspectors as they inspect [...]
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Posting Date: 04/07/2020
MLN Connects® Special Edition for Tuesday, April 7, 2020
MLN Connects® Special Edition for Tuesday, April 7, 2020 COVID-19: Telehealth Video, Coinsurance and Deductible Waived, ASC Attestations, Ambulance Modifiers, Lessons From Front Lines, MLN Call Today New Video Available on Medicare Coverage [...]
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Posting Date: 04/06/2020
Pricing of HCPCS G2066 - Update
Pricing of HCPCS G2066 — Update On 3/12/2020 NGS posted an article on our website regarding a fee adjustment for HCPCS G2066 (Interrogation device evaluation(s), (remote) up to 30 days; implantable cardiovascular physiologic monitor system, [...]
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Posting Date: 04/03/2020
MLN Connects® Special Edition for Friday, April 3, 2020
MLN Connects® Special Edition for Friday, April 3, 2020 COVID-19: Telehealth Billing Correction, Nursing Home Recommendations, Billing for Multi-Function Ventilators, New ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code Billing for Professional Telehealth [...]
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Posting Date: 04/02/2020
MLN Connects® for Thursday, April 2, 2020
MLN Connects® for Thursday, April 2, 2020 Interoperability and Patient Access Final Rule Call — April 7 MLN Connects® for Thursday, April 2, 2020 View this edition as a PDF News IRF Provider Preview Reports: Review Your Data by [...]
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Posting Date: 03/31/2020
COVID-19 Cost Report Due Date Extensions
COVID-19 Cost Report Due Date Extensions Due to instructions received from CMS relative to the COVID-19 pandemic, and in accordance with 42CFR§413.24(f)(2)(ii), the due date for submission of any Medicare cost report with an original due date [...]
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Posting Date: 03/31/2020
MLN Connects® Special Edition for Tuesday, March 31, 2020
MLN Connects® Special Edition for Tuesday, March 31, 2020 COVID-19: Regulatory Changes, Telehealth Billing, and Specimen Collection Codes Trump Administration Makes Sweeping Regulatory Changes to Help U.S. Health Care System Address [...]
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Posting Date: 03/30/2020
MLN Connects® Special Edition for Monday, March 30, 2020
MLN Connects® Special Edition for Monday, March 30, 2020 COVID-19: Financial Relief, Nursing Home Telehealth, Quality Reporting, Clinical Laboratories, Hospital Data Sharing Trump Administration Provides Financial Relief for [...]
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Posting Date: 03/26/2020
MLN Connects® Special Edition for Thursday, March 26, 2020
MLN Connects® Special Edition for Thursday, March 26, 2020 COVID-19: Enrollment Relief, Open Payments, Beneficiary Notices 2019-Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) Medicare Provider Enrollment Relief Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) Frequently [...]
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Posting Date: 03/25/2020
[Update] President Trump Expands Telehealth Benefits for Medicare Beneficiaries During COVID-19 Outbreak; CMS Outlines New Flexibilities Available to People with Medicare
[Update] President Trump Expands Telehealth Benefits for Medicare Beneficiaries During COVID-19 Outbreak; CMS Outlines New Flexibilities Available to People with Medicare On 3/17/2020, CMS announced that FFS Medicare is expanding coverage for [...]
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Posting Date: 03/23/2020
MLN Connects® Special Edition for Friday, March 20, 2020
MLN Connects® Special Edition for Friday, March 20, 2020 COVID-19: Telehealth and Non-Essential Procedures Medicare FFS Response to the Public Health Emergency on the Coronavirus (COVID-19) — Revised COVID-19 Elective Surgeries and [...]
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Posting Date: 05/07/2020
MLN Connects® for Thursday, May 7, 2020
MLN Connects® for Thursday, May 7, 2020 More COVID-19 Updates MLN Connects® for Thursday, May 7, 2020 View this edition as a PDF News CMS Announces Independent Commission to Address Safety and Quality in Nursing Homes Home [...]
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Posting Date: 05/01/2020
MLN Connects® Special Edition for Thursday, April 30, 2020
MLN Connects® Special Edition for Thursday, April 30, 2020 COVID-19: Second Round of Sweeping Changes, RHC & FQHC Flexibilities, EMTALA New and Expanded Flexibilities for Rural Health Clinics (RHCs) and Federally Qualified Health [...]
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