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MLN Connects® Newsletter for Thursday, September 25, 2025

News

• Outpatient Therapy Services: Clarifying Qualifications for Speech-Language Pathologists
• Cognitive Assessment: Recommend Medicare-Covered Services for Your Patients

Fraud, Waste & Abuse

• Duplicate Enrollment in Medicaid & Marketplace: New Fast Facts

Compliance

• Manual Wheelchairs: Prevent Claim Denials

Claims, Pricers & Codes

• Clinical Laboratory Fee Schedule: COVID-19 & Influenza Virus Types A and B Test Code
• Drug Claims: Billing for Zero Charges

MLN Matters® Articles

• Hospice Payments: FY 2026 Update
• Inpatient & Long-Term Care Hospital Prospective Payment Systems: FY 2026 Changes
• Medicare Claims Processing Manual, Chapter 18 Update: Hepatitis C Virus Preventive & Screening Services
• Medical Severity Diagnosis-Related Groups Subject to Inpatient Prospective Payment System Replaced Devices Policy: FY 2026 Update

From Our Federal Partners

• Ebola Outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo