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MLN Connects® Newsletter for Thursday, March 3, 2022

2022 Payment, Quality & Policy Changes


News

  • Ambulance Prior Authorization Model Expands April 1
  • Nutrition-related Health Conditions: Recommend Medicare Preventive Services

Claims, Pricers & Codes

  • HCPCS Application Summaries & Coding Decisions: Drugs and Biologicals

Events

  • ICD-10 Coordination & Maintenance Committee Meeting — March 8–9

MLN Matters® Articles

  • An Omnibus CR Covering: (1) Removal of Two National Coverage Determination (NCDs), (2) Updates to the Medical Nutrition Therapy (MNT) Policy, and (3) Updates to the Pulmonary Rehabilitation (PR), Cardiac Rehabilitation (CR), and Intensive Cardiac Rehabilitation (ICR) Conditions of Coverage
  • The Supplemental Security Income (SSI)/Medicare Beneficiary Data for Fiscal Year (FY) 2020 for Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS) Hospitals, Inpatient Rehabilitation Facilities (IRFs), and Long Term Care Hospitals (LTCHs)

Publications

  • Medicare Payment Systems — Revised

Posted 3/3/2022