Medicare Learning Network Matters Articles

MLN (Medicare Learning Network) Matters Articles are a series of national articles designed to inform the physician, provider and supplier community about the latest changes to the Medicare Program. Please use the links below to review the articles released by CMS (Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services) in 2019. The following MLN Matters articles issued in 2019 are relevant to our regions only. Visit the CMS MLN Matters page for a complete listing of all MLNs issued nationwide.

Listed here are the following archived MLN Matters articles for 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008.

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Date	Subject	MM#
2/11/2019	Quarterly Update to the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Database (MPFSDB) - April 2019 Update	MM11163
2/8/2019	Implementation of the Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF) Patient Driven Payment Model (PDPM)	MM11152
2/8/2019	Supervised Exercise Therapy (SET) for Symptomatic Peripheral Artery Disease (PAD)—Clarification of Payment Rules and Expansion of International Classification of Diseases Tenth Edition (ICD-10) Diagnosis Codes	MM11022
2/7/2019	Update to Intensive Cardiac Rehabilitation (ICR) Programs	MM11117
2/7/2019	International Classification of Diseases, 10th Revision (ICD-10) and Other Coding Revisions to National Coverage Determinations (NCDs)	MM11134
2/7/2019	Medicare Fee-for-Service (FFS) Response to the 2018 California Wildfires (Revised)	SE18025
2/6/2019	Common Working File (CWF) Provider Queries National Provider Identifier (NPI) Verification	MM10983
2/5/2019	Processing Instructions to Update the Standard Paper Remit (SPR)	MM11112
2/5/2019	Independent Laboratory Billing of Laboratory Tests for End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) Beneficiaries and the Sunset of the CB Modifier	MM11061
2/5/2019	Implementation to Exchange the List of Electronic Medical Documentation Requests (eMDR) for Registered Providers via the Electronic Submission of Medical Documentation (esMD) System	MM11003
2/1/2019	Guidance on Coding and Billing Date of Service on Professional Claims (Revised)	SE17023
2/1/2019	Local Coverage Determinations (LCDs) (Revised)	MM10901
1/31/2019	Common Working File (CWF) Provider Queries National Provider Identifier (NPI) and Submitter Identification (ID) Verification (Revised)	MM10983
1/29/2019	Processing Veterans Administration (VA) Inpatient Claims Exempt from Present on Admission (POA) Reporting	MM11053
1/29/2019	Ensuring Organ Acquisition Charges Are Not Included in the Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS) Payment Calculation	MM11087
1/29/2019	Revising the Remittance Advice Messaging for the 20-Hour Weekly Minimum for Partial Hospitalization Program Services	MM11066
1/29/2019	April 2019 Quarterly ASP Medicare Part B Drug Pricing Files and Revisions to Prior Quarterly Pricing Files	MM11151
1/29/2019	Updates to Reflect Removal of Functional Reporting Requirements and Therapy Provisions of the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018	MM11120
1/24/2019	Total Knee Arthroplasty (TKA) Removal from the Medicare Inpatient-Only (IPO) List and Application of the 2-Midnight Rule (Reissued)	SE19002
1/24/2019	Hurricane Maria and Medicare Disaster Related United States Virgin Islands and Commonwealth of Puerto Rico Claims (Revised)	SE17028
1/24/2019	Communication Technology Based Services and Payment for Rural Health Clinic (RHCs) and Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs)	MM10843
1/24/2019	Typhoon Yutu and Medicare Disaster Related Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands Claims (Revised)	SE18024
1/23/2019	January 2019 Update of the Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS) (Revised)	MM11099
1/23/2019	Calendar Year (CY) 2019 Update for Durable Medical Equipment, Prosthetics, Orthotics and Supplies (DMEPOS) Fee Schedule (Revised)	MM11064
1/18/2019	New Electronic System for Provider Reimbursement Review Board Appeals	SE19004
1/18/2019	Calendar Year (CY) 2019 Annual Update for Clinical Laboratory Fee Schedule and Laboratory Services Subject to Reasonable Charge Payment (Revised)	MM11076
1/18/2019	Proof of Delivery Documentation Requirements	SE19003
1/16/2019	January 2019 Update of the Ambulatory Surgical Center (ASC) Payment System	MM11108
1/9/2019	Total Knee Arthroplasty (TKA) Removal from the Medicare Inpatient-Only (IPO) List and Application of the 2-Midnight Rule (Rescinded)	SE19002
1/11/2019	2019 Durable Medical Equipment Prosthetics, Orthotics, and Supplies Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System (HCPCS) Code Jurisdiction List	MM11085
1/11/2019	New Waived Tests	MM11080
1/11/2019	Quarterly Update to the National Correct Coding Initiative (NCCI) Procedure-to-Procedure (PTP) Edits, Version 25.1 Effective April 1, 2019	MM11126
1/11/2019	Medicare Claims Processing Manual, Chapter 30 Revisions	MM10848
1/11/2019	Clinical Laboratory Fee Schedule – Medicare Travel Allowance Fees for Collection of Specimens	MM11146
1/11/2019	Skilled Nursing Facility Advance Beneficiary Notice of Non-Coverage (SNF ABN) (Revised)	MM10567
1/8/2019	International Classification of Diseases, 10th Revision (ICD-10) and Other Coding Revisions to National Coverage Determinations (NCDs) (Revised)	MM11005
1/4/2019	January 2019 Update of the Ambulatory Surgical Center (ASC) Payment System	MM11108
1/3/2019	Updates to Immunosuppressive Guidance	MM11072
1/3/2019	Home Health Rural Add-on Payments Based on County of Residence (Revised)	MM10782

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