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Recovery Audit Program and Recovery Audit Contractor (RAC) Webinar - 07/31/2025 Jun 19, 2025
Billing and Coding: Epidural Steroid Injections for Pain Management (A58993) - R5 - Effective November 15, 2023 Jun 19, 2025
Updates to CRC Screening & Hepatitis B Vaccine Policies CR14031 Jun 18, 2025
MLN Connects - June 18, 2025 Jun 18, 2025
Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF) 102 Webinar - 07/23/2025 Jun 17, 2025
5 Levels of Appeals Webinar - 07/15/2025 Jun 17, 2025
PECOS Application Final Steps Webinar - 07/23/2025 Jun 17, 2025
PECOS Application Data Entry Webinar - 07/16/2025 Jun 17, 2025
PECOS Introduction and Overview Webinar - 07/09/2025 Jun 17, 2025
ICD-10 & Other Coding Revisions to National Coverage Determinations: October 2025 Update CR14041 Jun 12, 2025
ESRD PPS: July 2025 Update CR14089 Jun 12, 2025
MLN Connects - June 12, 2025 Jun 12, 2025
Updated Noridian On-Demand Tutorials Available Jun 11, 2025
Documentation Requirements for Laboratory Jun 10, 2025
Portal, IVR and Customer Service Limited Availability on July 3 - 6, 2025 Jun 10, 2025
ESRD & AKI Dialysis: CY 2025 Updates - Revised CR13686 Jun 05, 2025
MLN Connects - June 5, 2025 Jun 05, 2025
Polysomnography and Other Sleep Studies Final LCD - Effective July 20, 2025 Jun 05, 2025
Interactive Voice Response (IVR) Authenticate Requirements May 30, 2025
Open Public Meeting Announcement - Transurethral Waterjet Ablation of the Prostate - June 26, 2025 May 29, 2025
Proposed LCD Transurethral Waterjet Ablation of the Prostate - Published for Review and Comments May 29, 2025
Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF) 101 Webinar - 07/09/2025 May 29, 2025
National Coverage Determination 20.36: Implantable Pulmonary Artery Pressure Sensors for Heart Failure Management CR14000 May 29, 2025
Qualifications for Speech-Language Pathologists Providing Outpatient Speech-Language Pathology Services CR13922 May 29, 2025
MLN Connects - May 29, 2025 May 29, 2025
Billing and Coding: MolDX: Molecular Syndromic Panels for Infectious Disease Pathogen Identification Testing (A58720) - R25 - Effective May 29, 2025 May 29, 2025
Psychiatric Care: Prevent Claim Denials May 29, 2025
Quarterly Medicare Updates - A/B Webinar - 07/08/2025 May 29, 2025
Quarterly Medicare Updates - A/B - After Hours Webinar - 07/10/2025 May 29, 2025
MLN Connects - May 22, 2025 - Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, Treasury Announce Move to Strengthen Healthcare Price Transparency May 22, 2025
MLN Connects - May 22, 2025 May 22, 2025
Billing and Coding: MolDX: Molecular Testing for Solid Organ Allograft Rejection (A58168)- R10 - Effective November 21, 2024 May 22, 2025
Prior Authorization for Certain Hospital Outpatient Department (OPD) Services Live Chat Webinar - 08/21/2025 May 20, 2025
Prior Authorization for Certain Hospital Outpatient Department (OPD) Services Live Chat Webinar - 09/11/2025 May 20, 2025
Prior Authorization for Certain Hospital Outpatient Department (OPD) Services Live Chat Webinar - 07/17/2025 May 20, 2025
Share Mental Health Screenings with Beneficiaries May 20, 2025
Urine Drug Testing (UDT) Reminders May 19, 2025
MLN Connects - May 15, 2025 May 15, 2025
Proposed LCDs - Published for Review and Comments May 15, 2025
Open Public Meeting Announcement - Multiple LCDs - June 26, 2025 May 15, 2025
Rural Health Center (RHC) Billing Webinar - 06/25/2025 May 14, 2025
Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) Preventive and Screening Services Webinar - 06/24/2025 May 14, 2025
Appeals Basics Webinar - 06/26/2025 May 14, 2025
Reminder for Part A Providers: Medicare Cost Report Submission May 14, 2025
MLN Connects - May 13, 2025 May 13, 2025
Redetermination versus Reconsideration - Appeals Newsletter Part 15 May 13, 2025
MLN Connects - May 8, 2025 May 08, 2025
Partial Hospitalization Program (PHP) versus Intensive Outpatient Program (IOP) May 08, 2025
Reminder to Use “Browse by Provider” for Outpatient Services on Radiation Oncology and Radiology May 08, 2025
Mandatory SNF Off-Cycle Revalidation EXTENDED to August 1, 2025 May 01, 2025