COVID-19 Vaccines: Act Now

MLN Connects newsletter for Thursday, September 16, 2021

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News

• COVID-19 Vaccines: Act Now
• IRF Review Choice Demonstration: Submit Comments by October 8

Compliance

• Medicare Quarterly Provider Compliance Newsletter
• Surgical Dressings: Medicare Requirements

Claims, Pricers, & Codes

• Average Sales Price Files: October 2021

Events

• National Stakeholder Call with the CMS Administrator - September 17

MLN Matters® Articles

• 2022 Annual Update for the Health Professional Shortage Area (HPSA) Bonus Payments
• Annual Clotting Factor Furnishing Fee Update 2022
• Home Health Notices of Admission - Additional Manual Instructions
• Implement Operating Rules - Phase III Electronic Remittance Advice (ERA) Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT): Committee on Operating Rules for Information Exchange (CORE) 360 Uniform Use of Claim Adjustment Reason Codes (CARC), Remittance Advice Remark Codes (RARC) and Claim Adjustment Group Code (CAGC) Rule - Update from Council for Affordable Quality Health Care (CAQH) CORE
• Influenza Vaccine Payment Allowances - Annual Update for 2021-2022 Season
• Quarterly Update for Clinical Laboratory Fee Schedule (CLFS) and Laboratory Services Subject to Reasonable Charge Payment
• Quarterly Update to Home Health (HH) Grouper
• Quarterly Update to the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Database (MPFSDB) - October 2021 Update

Publications

• DMEPOS Accreditation - Revised
• Independent Diagnostic Testing Facility (IDTF) - Revised

Multimedia

• Part D Coverage Determinations, Appeals, & Grievances Web-Based Training - Revised