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Special Edition: Claims Hold Update
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Special Edition: Claims Hold Update | Vaccine Administration Edit
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Special Edition: Update on Medicare Operations: Telehealth, Claims Processing, and Medicare Administrative Contractors Status...
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In This Edition: Outpatient Therapy Services | Cognitive Assessment | FY 2026 Updates
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In This Edition: Cancer Screening | Revised E/M Publication
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In This Edition: CMS IDea Challenge | Drug Pricing | New Gene Therapy Drug
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In This Edition: Ambulatory Surgical Center Demo | Skilled Nursing Facility Model
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In This Edition: Federal Healthcare Advisory Committee | National Coverage Determinations
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In This Edition: Flu Vaccine Pricing | CAHs Prevent Claim Denials
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In This Edition: Method II Critical Access Hospitals | Preventative Services Tool Revised
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In This Edition: CMS Listening Session | Fraud | E/M Services
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5 FY 2026 Final Payment Rules
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OPPS and ASC CY 2026 Proposed Payment Rule & Gene Therapies
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CMS Proposes Physician Payment Rule to Significantly Cut Spending Waste, Enhance Quality Measures, and Improve Chronic Diseas...
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Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, Treasury Announce Move to Strengthen Healthcare Price Transparency
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CMS Seeks Public Input on Improving Technology to Empower Medicare Beneficiaries
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5 FY 2026 Proposed Payment Rules
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Dr. Mehmet Oz Shares Vision for CMS
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Hospitals: Actions to Make Healthcare Prices Transparent
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PFS, OPPS/ASC, & OPPS 340B-Acquired Drug Final Rules
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Take Our Provider Survey Today
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COVID-19: Updated Novavax COVID-19 Vaccine, Adjuvanted for Patients 12 & Older
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COVID-19: Updated mRNA Vaccines for Patients 6 Months & Older
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5 Final FY 2024 Payment Rules
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PFS & OPPS/ASC Proposed Payment Rules
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Broader Medicare Coverage of Leqembi Available Following FDA Traditional Approval
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CMS Proposes Policies to Improve Patient Safety and Promote Health Equity
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4 Proposed FY 2024 Payment Rules
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Inflation Reduction Act Tamps Down on Prescription Drug Price Increases Above Inflation
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COVID-19 Public Health Emergency (PHE) New Overview Fact Sheet
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Public Health Emergency (PHE) 1135 Waivers: Updated Guidance for Providers
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Prescription Drug Inflation Rebate Program Guidance
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CMS Awards 200 New Medicare-funded Residency Slots to Hospitals Serving Underserved Communities
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OPPS/ASC & PFS Final Payment Rules
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Final Rules
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Encourage Preferred Flu Vaccines for Patients 65+
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Make Your Voice Heard
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Updated COVID-19 Vaccines Providing Protection Against Omicron Variant Available at No Cost
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Prostate Cancer: Talk to Your Patients about Screening
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Payment Allowances for Influenza Vaccine
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Medicare Secondary Payer: Manual Updates
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Discontinuing Use of Certificates of Medical Necessity & Durable Medical Equipment Information Forms
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Special Edition - Creating a Roadmap for the End of the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency
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Monkeypox & Smallpox Vaccines: New Product Codes
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ICD-10-CM Code Files: Fiscal Year 2023
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Special Edition - Inpatient Prospective Payment System & Long-Term Care Hospital Prospective Payment System Final FY 2023 Pay...
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Special Edition - Skilled Nursing Facilities: Final FY 2023 Payment Rule
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Enhanced Nursing Home Rating System
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Special Edition - 3 Final FY 2023 Payment Rules: Hospices, Inpatient Psychiatric Facilities, & Inpatient Rehabilitation Facil...
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988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline Available Nationwide
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Special Edition - Hospital Outpatient & Ambulatory Surgical Center Proposed Payment Rule - Comment by September 13
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COVID-19: FDA Authorizes Pharmacists to Prescribe PAXLOVID with Certain Limits
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Expanding Access to Emergency Care Services in Rural Communities
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Special Edition - CMS Proposes Physician Payment Rule to Expand Access to High-Quality Care
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No Surprises Act: Fact Sheets for Your Patients
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Medical Records Correspondence Address
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Special Edition - Home Health & ESRD Proposed CY 2023 Payment Rules
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ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Codes: Fiscal Year 2023
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Learn about the CMS National Quality Strategy
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ICD-10-PCS Procedure Codes: Fiscal Year 2023
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Biosimilars: Interchangeable Products May Increase Patient Access
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Biosimilars: Safe, Effective, & May Reduce Patient Costs
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Biosimilars Curriculum: Resources for Teaching Your Students
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COVID-19: Patients Can Get Free Over-the-Counter Tests from Participating Providers
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Get Patient Eligibility Information for Additional Services
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Medicare Provider Compliance News
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Special Edition - CMS Proposes Policies to Advance Health Equity & Maternal Health, Support Hospitals
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COVID-19: New Codes for Moderna Vaccine Booster Doses
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Special Edition - HHS Takes Actions to Promote Safety & Quality in Nursing Homes
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Special Edition - Returning to Certain Pre-COVID-19 Policies & Coverage of Monoclonal Antibodies for Alzheimer’s Disease St...
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Improve the Health of Minority Populations with Covered Preventive Services
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Special Edition - Eligible Individuals Can Receive Second COVID-19 Booster Shot at No Cost
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Special Edition - A New Way for Medicare Beneficiaries to Get Free Over-the-Counter COVID-19 Tests
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Special Edition – IPF & IRF Proposed FY 2023 Payment Rules
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Continuous Glucose Monitor: Provide Supplies for a Calendar Month
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Special Edition - Fiscal Year 2023 Hospice Payment Rate Update Proposed Rule — Comment by May 31
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ICD-10: Comment on Proposed Procedure and Diagnosis Codes
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Kidney Health: Help Address Disparities
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COVID-19 Monoclonal Antibodies: Revised Emergency Use Authorization for EVUSHELD
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2022 Payment, Quality, & Policy Changes
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Weekly Edition - TEST
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CMS Released Skilled Nursing Facility & ESRD Web Pricers
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Special Edition - COVID-19 Monoclonal Antibodies: FDA Authorized Bebtelovimab
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Expanded Coverage: Lung Cancer Screening with Low Dose Computed Tomography
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COVID-19: New HCPCS Code for Convalescent Plasma in Outpatient Setting
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Provider Compliance Virtual Focus Group — February 24
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Special Edition-COVID-19: Medicare Will Cover Free Over-the-Counter Tests
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COVID-19: Tools to Determine if Vaccine Requirements Apply
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COVID-19: Long-term Care, RHCs, & FQHCs
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COVID-19: Long-term Care, Remdesivir, & Booster Doses
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Special Edition-COVID-19: New HCPCS Code for Remdesivir Antiviral Medication
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Provider Compliance Product List Updated
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09/25/2025 02:13 PM