MLN Connects® Newsletter for Thursday, March 19, 2026

News

• CMS Announces Manufacturer Participation in Third Cycle of Medicare Drug Price Negotiation
• Quality Payment Program: Medicare Shared Savings Program ACOs Must Submit Quality Data by March 31
• Hospitals: Apply for Additional Residency Positions by March 31
• Hospitals: It’s Not Too Late to Submit Data for OPPS Drug Acquisition Cost Survey
• Short-Term Acute Care Hospitals: Download Your Quarter 4 FY 2025 PEPPER
• Medicare Shared Savings Program: Application Deadlines for January 1, 2027, Start Date
• ESRD Prospective Payment System: Furnishing Drugs & Biological Products Included in Bundled Payment
• Advance Beneficiary Notice of Noncoverage: Updated Form
• Important Message from Medicare & Detailed Notice of Discharge: Updated Forms

Claims, Pricers & Codes

• Inpatient Psychiatric Facilities Prospective Payment System: April 2026 Coding Updates

Events

• Average Sales Price Data Collection System Training Webinar - April 14

MLN Matters® Articles

• Cardiac Contractility Modulation for Heart Failure - Revised
• ICD-10 & Other Coding Revisions to National Coverage Determinations: April 2026 Update - Revised

Publications & Multimedia

• Billing Medicare Part B for Insulin with New Limits on Patient Monthly Coinsurance - Revised