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MLN Connects Newsletter: May 16, 2024

News

• Administration Acts to Improve Access to Kidney Transplants
• DMEPOS: Updated List of Items Potentially Subject to Conditions of Payment
• Lymphedema Compression Treatment Items: New DMEPOS Benefit Category
• Hospice: New Requirement for Physicians Who Certify Patient Eligibility Effective June 3
• Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Database: July Update
• Women’s Health: Talk with Your Patients About Prevention, Care, & Wellbeing

Compliance

• Diabetic Shoes: Prevent Claim Denials

Claims, Pricers, & Codes

• Home Health Claims: Additional Enforcement of Required County Codes

Events

• Overcoming COVID-19 Vaccine Payment Challenges Webinar - May 30

MLN Matters® Articles

• Annual Wellness Visit: Social Determinants of Health Risk Assessment
• Clinical Laboratory Fee Schedule & Laboratory Services Reasonable Charge Payment: Quarterly Update
• Diabetes Screening & Definitions Update: CY 2024 Physician Fee Schedule Final Rule
• ESRD Prospective Payment System: Quarterly Update
• Updates for Split or Shared Evaluation and Management Visits

Multimedia

• Skilled Nursing Facility Quality Reporting Program: Social Determinants of Health Video
• Skilled Nursing Facility Quality Reporting Program: Annual Payment Update Webinar Materials

Information for Patients

• Mental Health & Substance Use Disorders: Updated Medicare.gov Content