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 | Subject | Implementation Date | CR # | Provider Education | Provider Education Release Date | Provider Education Revision Date |
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R12GI | New Policy and Refinements on Billing Noncovered Charges to Fiscal Intermediaries (FIs) |
3416 | MM3416 | ||||
R2GI | Scheduled Release for April Updates to Software Programs and Pricing/Coding Files |
3123 | |||||
R134CP | Instructions for Downloading the Medicare Zip Code File. |
3198 | |||||
R102P | New Waived Tests--April 1, 2004 |
3061 | MM3571 | ||||
R124OTN | Common Working File (CWF) Duplicate Claim Edit for Referred Clinical Diagnostic and Purchased… |
3551 | MM3551 | ||||
R129CP | Additional Information and Corrections to Previous Transmittals Regarding Healthcare Common… |
3143 | |||||
R71PI | Rewrite of the Program Integrity Manual (except Chapter 10), Transmittal Page, Business… |
3030 | |||||
R338CP | Remonal of the Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF) No Pay File |
3534 | |||||
R378CP | Liability Days on Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF) and Swing Bed Facility Inpatient Bills |
3568 | MM3568 | ||||
R27BP | New ESRD Composite Payment Rates Effective January 1, 2005 |
3554 | MM3554 |