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Posting Date: 12/02/2020
MLN Connects® Special Edition for Wednesday, December 2, 2020
MLN Connects® Special Edition for Wednesday, December 2, 2020 Trump Administration Finalizes Policies to Give Medicare Beneficiaries More Choices around Surgery Outpatient Prospective Payment System and Ambulatory Surgical Center final rule [...]
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Posting Date: 10/28/2020
MLN Connects® Special Edition for Tuesday, October 27, 2020
MLN Connects® Special Edition for Tuesday, October 27, 2020 New CMS Proposals Streamline Medicare Coverage, Payment, and Coding for Innovative New Technologies and Provide Beneficiaries with Diabetes Access to More Therapy Choices Durable [...]
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Posting Date: 11/11/2020
MLN Connects® Special Edition for Tuesday, November 10, 2020
MLN Connects® Special Edition for Tuesday, November 10, 2020 Coverage Available at No Cost to Beneficiaries Across Variety of Settings in Health Care System CMS announced that starting November 10, Medicare beneficiaries can receive coverage [...]
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Posting Date: 05/12/2020
MLN Connects® Special Edition for Tuesday, May 12, 2020
MLN Connects® Special Edition for Tuesday, May 12, 2020 COVID-19: Additional Waivers, Price Transparency, and CMS Letter to Nursing Homes CMS Releases Additional Waivers for Hospitals and Other Facilities Price Transparency: [...]
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Posting Date: 12/22/2020
MLN Connects® Special Edition for Tuesday, December 22, 2020
MLN Connects® Special Edition for Tuesday, December 22, 2020 COVID-19 Vaccine Codes: Updated Effective Date for Moderna On December 18, 2020, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued an Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) for the Moderna [...]
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Posting Date: 12/02/2020
MLN Connects® Special Edition for Tuesday, December 1, 2020
MLN Connects® Special Edition for Tuesday, December 1, 2020 Permanent Expansion of Medicare Telehealth Services and Improved Payment for Time Doctors Spend with Patients On December 1, CMS released the annual Physician Fee [...]
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Posting Date: 08/05/2020
MLN Connects® Special Edition for Tuesday, August 4, 2020
MLN Connects® Special Edition for Tuesday, August 4, 2020 PFS, OPPS, and IRF: FY 2021 Payment Rules Trump Administration Proposes to Expand Telehealth Benefits Permanently for Medicare Beneficiaries Beyond the COVID-19 Public Health [...]
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Posting Date: 09/18/2020
MLN Connects® Special Edition for Thursday, September 17, 2020
MLN Connects® Special Edition for Thursday, September 17, 2020 Nursing Home COVID-19 Commission Findings, Oregon Wildfires, & Flu CMS Offers Comprehensive Support for Oregon due to Wildfires Protect Yourself & Your Patients from [...]
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Posting Date: 10/09/2020
MLN Connects® Special Edition for Thursday, October 8, 2020
MLN Connects® Special Edition for Thursday, October 8, 2020 CMS Announces New Repayment Terms for Medicare Loans Made to Providers During COVID-19 New recoupment terms allow providers and suppliers one additional year to start loan payments. [...]
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Posting Date: 10/09/2020
MLN Connects® Special Edition for Thursday, October 15, 2020
MLN Connects® Special Edition for Thursday, October 15, 2020 Trump Administration Drives Telehealth Services in Medicaid and Medicare On October 14, CMS expanded the list of telehealth services that Medicare Fee-for-Service will pay for [...]
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Posting Date: 11/13/2020
MLN Connects® Special Edition for Thursday, November 12, 2020
MLN Connects® Special Edition for Thursday, November 12, 2020 COVID-19 Vaccine Codes and PC-ACE Software Update In anticipation of the availability of a vaccine(s), for the novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) in response to the coronavirus disease [...]
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Posting Date: 07/30/2020
MLN Connects® Special Edition for Thursday, July 30, 2020
MLN Connects® Special Edition for Thursday, July 30, 2020 Payment for COVID-19 Counseling, Reporting Hospital Therapeutics, Out-of-Pocket Drug Costs CMS and CDC Announce Provider Reimbursement Available for Counseling Patients to [...]
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Posting Date: 11/03/2020
MLN Connects® Special Edition for Tuesday, November 3, 2020
MLN Connects® Special Edition for Tuesday, November 3, 2020 ESRD & Home Health Payment Rules ESRD PPS: CY 2021 Payment Policies and Rates Home Health Agencies: CY 2021 Payment and Policy Changes and Home Infusion Therapy Benefit [...]
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Posting Date: 12/03/2020
MLN Connects® for Thursday, December 3, 2020
MLN Connects® for Thursday, December 3, 2020 Register for Physician Fee Schedule Call on 12/10 MLN Connects® for Thursday, December 3, 2020 View this edition as a: Webpage | PDF News Comprehensive Strategy to Enhance Hospital [...]
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Posting Date: 12/17/2020
MLN Connects® for Thursday, December 17, 2020
MLN Connects® for Thursday, December 17, 2020 Physician Fee Schedule Final Rule Summary: Telehealth, Preventive Services & More MLN Connects® for Thursday, December 17, 2020 View this edition as a: Webpage | PDF News MLN [...]
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Posting Date: 12/10/2020
MLN Connects® for Thursday, December 10, 2020
MLN Connects® for Thursday, December 10, 2020 Flu & Pneumonia Vaccines: Protect Your Patients MLN Connects® for Thursday, December 10, 2020 View this edition as a: Webpage | PDF News Flu & Pneumonia Vaccines: Protect [...]
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Posting Date: 08/06/2020
MLN Connects® for Thursday, August 6, 2020
MLN Connects® for Thursday, August 6, 2020 Physician Fee Schedule Proposed Rule Listening Session: Register Now MLN Connects® for Thursday, August 6, 2020 View this edition as a PDF News Electronic Prescribing of Controlled [...]
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Posting Date: 08/27/2020
MLN Connects® for Thursday, August 27, 2020
MLN Connects® for Thursday, August 27, 2020 COVID-19: Training to Strengthen Nursing Home Infection Control Practices MLN Connects® for Thursday, August 27, 2020 View this edition as a PDF News Trump Administration Launches [...]
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Posting Date: 08/20/2020
MLN Connects® for Thursday, August 20, 2020
MLN Connects® for Thursday, August 20, 2020 Routine Provider Inspections Resume MLN Connects® for Thursday, August 20, 2020 View this edition as a PDF News CMS Announces Resumption of Routine Inspections of All Provider and [...]
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Posting Date: 08/13/2020
MLN Connects® for Thursday, August 13, 2020
MLN Connects® for Thursday, August 13, 2020 COVID-19: CMS/CDC Nursing Home Training Series Webcast – August 13 MLN Connects® for Thursday, August 13, 2020 View this edition as a PDF News Trump Administration Announces [...]
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Posting Date: 04/30/2020
MLN Connects® for Thursday, April 30, 2020
MLN Connects® for Thursday, April 30, 2020 COVID-19: Lessons from the Front Lines MLN Connects® for Thursday, April 30, 2020 View this edition as a PDF News Infection Control Guidance to Home Health Agencies on COVID-19 Now [...]
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Posting Date: 04/23/2020
MLN Connects® for Thursday, April 23, 2020
MLN Connects® for Thursday, April 23, 2020 Report Clinical Trial Data to Fight COVID-19 & Earn MIPS Credit MLN Connects® for Thursday, April 23, 2020 View this edition as a PDF News Trump Administration Champions [...]
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Posting Date: 05/21/2020
MLN Connects® for Thursday May 21, 2020
MLN Connects® for Thursday May 21, 2020 Join Upcoming COVID-19 Calls MLN Connects® for Thursday, May 21, 2020 View this edition as a PDF News CMS Releases Additional Waivers for Hospitals and Ground Ambulance Organizations Hospice [...]
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Posting Date: 05/14/2020
MLN Connects® for Thursday May 14, 2020
MLN Connects® for Thursday May 14, 2020 IPPS/LTCH PPS: FY 2021 Proposed Rule MLN Connects® for Thursday, May 14, 2020 View this edition as a PDF News IPPS and LTCH PPS: FY 2021 Proposed Rule Medicare FFS 2nd [...]
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Posting Date: 09/03/2020
MLN Connects® Special Edition for Wednesday, September 2, 2020
MLN Connects® Special Edition for Wednesday, September 2, 2020 CMS Advancing Seniors’ Access to Cutting-edge Therapies and Technology in Medicare Hospital Rule Finalized policy changes expand new technology add-on payment pathway for certain [...]
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Posting Date: 10/29/2020
MLN Connects® Special Edition for Wednesday, October 28, 2020
MLN Connects® Special Edition for Wednesday, October 28, 2020 Trump Administration Acts to Ensure Coverage of Life-Saving COVID-19 Vaccines & Therapeutics Under President Trump’s leadership, CMS is taking steps to ensure all Americans, [...]
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Posting Date: 03/26/2020
MLN Connects® for Thursday, March 26, 2020
MLN Connects® for Thursday, March 26, 2020 COVID-19: New Targeted Plan for Health Care Facility Inspections MLN Connects® for Thursday, March 26, 2020 View this edition as a PDF News CMS Announces Findings at Kirkland Nursing [...]
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Posting Date: 06/04/2020
MLN Connects® for Thursday, June 4, 2020
MLN Connects® for Thursday, June 4, 2020 ICD-10-PCS Procedure Codes: FY 2021 MLN Connects® for Thursday, June 4, 2020 View this edition as a PDF News Trump Administration Unveils Enhanced Enforcement Actions Based on Nursing Home [...]
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Posting Date: 06/25/2020
MLN Connects® for Thursday, June 25, 2020
MLN Connects® for Thursday, June 25, 2020 MLN Connects® for Thursday, June 25, 2020 View this edition as a PDF News Trump Administration Issues Call to Action Based on New Data Detailing COVID-19 Impacts on Medicare Beneficiaries [...]
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Posting Date: 06/18/2020
MLN Connects® for Thursday, June 18, 2020
MLN Connects® for Thursday, June 18, 2020 COVID-19 Diagnostic Laboratory Tests: Billing for Clinician Services MLN Connects® for Thursday, June 18, 2020 View this edition as a PDF News Hospitals: Submit Medicare GME Affiliation [...]
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Posting Date: 06/11/2020
MLN Connects® for Thursday, June 11, 2020
MLN Connects® for Thursday, June 11, 2020 COVID-19: Reopening Health Care Facilities MLN Connects® for Thursday, June 11, 2020 View this edition as a PDF News Nursing Home COVID-19 Data and Inspections Results Available on [...]
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Posting Date: 07/09/2020
MLN Connects® for Thursday, July 9, 2020
MLN Connects® for Thursday, July 9, 2020 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Codes: FY 2021 MLN Connects® for Thursday, July 9, 2020 View this edition as a PDF News Open Payments: Program Year 2019 Data LTCH Provider Preview Reports: Review [...]
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Posting Date: 07/30/2020
MLN Connects® for Thursday, July 30, 2020
MLN Connects® for Thursday, July 30, 2020 MLN Connects® for Thursday, July 30, 2020 View this edition as a PDF News CMS Updates Data on COVID-19 Impacts on Medicare Beneficiaries Short-Term Acute Care [...]
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Posting Date: 07/23/2020
MLN Connects® for Thursday, July 23, 2020
MLN Connects® for Thursday, July 23, 2020 Telemedicine Hack: 10-Week Learning Community for Ambulatory Providers MLN Connects® for Thursday, July 23, 2020 View this edition as a PDF News Peripheral Vascular Intervention for [...]
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Posting Date: 07/02/2020
MLN Connects® for Thursday, July 2, 2020
MLN Connects® for Thursday, July 2, 2020 Attend Nursing Home Training Series Webcasts MLN Connects® for Thursday, July 2, 2020 View this edition as a PDF News CMS Proposes to Expand Coverage Policy for Transcatheter Edge-to-Edge [...]
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Posting Date: 07/16/2020
MLN Connects® for Thursday, July 16, 2020
MLN Connects® for Thursday, July 16, 2020 Nursing Homes & COVID: Five Things to Know, Additional Resources, Training MLN Connects® for Thursday, July 16, 2020 View this edition as a PDF News CMS Directs Additional Resources [...]
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Posting Date: 07/01/2020
Medicare Enrollment Application Fee Refunds Through EFT
Medicare Enrollment Application Fee Refunds Through EFT CMS is now issuing application fee refunds through Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT), rather than paper checks. We will request new information if you need an application fee refund for [...]
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Posting Date: 11/25/2020
MLN Connects® for Wednesday, November 25, 2020
MLN Connects® for Wednesday, November 25, 2020 Hospital Price Transparency Webcast on 12/8 MLN Connects® for Wednesday, November 25, 2020 View this edition as a: Webpage | PDF News CMS Announces Historic Changes to Physician [...]
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Posting Date: 12/23/2020
MLN Connects for Wednesday, December 23, 2020
MLN Connects® for Wednesday, December 23, 2020 ICD-10 Code Files for FY 2021 MLN Connects® for Wednesday, December 23, 2020 View this edition as a: Webpage | PDF Editor's Note: Happy holidays from the MLN Connects team! We'll [...]
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Posting Date: 09/03/2020
MLN Connects® for Thursday, September 3, 2020
MLN Connects® for Thursday, September 3, 2020 CMS Acts to Spur Innovation for America’s Seniors MLN Connects® for Thursday, September 3, 2020 View this edition as a PDF News CMS Acts to Spur Innovation for America’s Seniors [...]
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