MLN Connects is a weekly email newsletter issued by CMS that includes a compilation of Medicare news, educational events, MLN Matters articles, MLN products, and much more. In addition, special edition newsletters are issued when information must get to you as soon as possible. Visit the CMS MLN Connects page for a list of all MLN Connects issued nationwide.
Listed here are the archived MLN Connects articles for 2023, 2024, and 2025.
CMS issue date
Subject
08/13/2026
In This Edition: RAPID Coverage Pathway | FY 2027 Pricer Updates
08/06/2026
In This Edition: Health Technology Ecosystem | Skilled Nursing Facility
08/03/2026
Special Edition: 3 Final Payment Rules
05/28/2026
In This Edition: Facility Reports | Laboratory Reporting | DMEPOS Benefit Categories
05/21/2026
In This Edition: Critical Access Hospitals | Clinical Laboratory Fee Schedule | Physical Fitness
05/14/2026
In This Edition: Electronic Prior Authorization | Home Health & Hospice Moratoria | Mental Health | Hantavirus Health Advisory
05/07/2026
In This Edition: Electronic Prior Authorization | GLP-1 Bridge
05/06/2026
Special Edition: Moving Prior Authorization into the 21st Century
04/30/2026
In This Edition: Lab Reporting | Physical Activity & Nutrition | Fix Death Date Errors
04/23/2026
In This Edition: Interoperability Rule Resources | Behavioral Health Strategy
04/16/2026
In This Edition: HealthTech Ecosystem Tools| HETS Access
04/15/2026
Special Edition: Overview of the CMS Interoperability Standards & Prior Authorization for Drugs Proposed Rule Webinar – Apr...
04/13/2026
Special Edition: IPPS & LTCH PPS Payment | Interoperability Standards & Prior Authorization for Drugs
04/09/2026
In This Edition: FY 2027 Proposed Payment Rules | Lab Reporting
04/02/2026
In This Edition: LEAD & ASPIRE Models | Hospitals
03/26/2026
In This Edition: Electronic Transactions | Hospitals | National Nutrition Month
03/19/2026
In This Edition: Medicare Drug Price | Hospitals | Updated Forms
03/12/2026
In This Edition: Hospital Price Transparency | Lab Reporting | Payment System Updates
03/05/2026
In This Edition: DMEPOS | GENEROUS Model | Opioid Use Disorder
02/26/2026
In This Edition: DMEPOS | Clinical Laboratory | Therapy Services
02/19/2026
In This Edition: Federally Qualified Health Center | OPPS Drug Acquisition Cost Survey | Compliance Tips
02/12/2026
In This Edition: Global Surgery | Burden Reduction Conference
02/05/2026
In This Edition: OPPS Drug Acquisition Cost Survey | Skilled Nursing Facilities
01/29/2026
In This Edition: PPE & Essential Medicines | DMEPOS | Hospital Price Transparency
01/22/2026
In This Edition: DMEPOS | Medicare Wellness Visits
01/15/2026
In This Edition: Remote Patient Monitoring | Revised Publications
01/08/2026
In This Edition: Rural Health | 4 New Models | Price Transparency