MLN Connects® Newsletter for Thursday,September 17, 2026

News

• CMS Adds Medicare Options to Help People Manage Substance Use Disorder, Heart Failure & Other Common Chronic Conditions
• Kansas: Nearly $17M to Adopt Emerging Health Care Technologies & Improve Patient Transportation Between Facilities
• Mississippi: $104M to Transform Rural Health Care Through Cutting-Edge Technology & Expanded Care Closer to Home
• North Carolina: Expands Preventive & Behavioral Health Care Access for Students
• Vermont: $11.7M to Expand Access, Improve Patient Care Facilities & Strengthen Workforce Capacity in Nursing Homes and Long-Term Care System
• West Virginia: $4.8M to Strengthen Rural Health Care Workforce & Expand Preventive Care
• Mandatory Ambulatory Specialty Model Final Participants
• Skilled Nursing Facilities: Download Your FY 2025 PEPPER
• Care Compare: Get CY 2024 Quality Payment Program Performance Information

Events

• Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility FY 2027 Final Rule Webinar - September 29

MLN Matters® Articles

• Inpatient & Long-Term Care Hospital Prospective Payment Systems: FY 2027 Changes

Publications & Multimedia

• Free CE Credits: Screen Use Harms in Children & Adolescents

From Our Federal Partners

• Nationwide Increase in Reported Human Rabies Exposures: Rabies Post-Exposure Prophylaxis Administration