MLN Connects® Newsletter: June 15, 2023

News

• Inflation Reduction Act Continues to Lower Out-of-Pocket Prescription Drug Costs for Drugs with Price Increases Above Inflation
• CMS Announces Multi-State Initiative to Strengthen Primary Care
• Critical Access Hospitals: Annual Average Patient Length of Stay Requirement
• Skilled Nursing Facility Probe and Educate Review
• Billing Medicare Part B for Insulin with New Limits on Patient Monthly Coinsurance
• ESRD Prospective Payment System: July Update
• Medicare Learning Network Web Refresh
• Men’s Health: Encourage Your Patients to Prioritize Their Health

Claims, Pricers, & Codes

• ICD-10-PCS Procedure Codes: FY 2024

MLN Matters® Articles

• DMEPOS Fee Schedule: July 2023 Quarterly Update
• Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System: July 2023 Update
• New JZ Claims Modifier for Certain Medicare Part B Drugs
• Ambulatory Surgical Center Payment System: July 2023 Update — Revised

Publications

• Expanded Home Health Value-Based Purchasing Model: Resource Index, FAQs, & Specifications

Information for Patients

• New Tools to Lower Prescription Drug Costs for Low-Income Seniors and People with Disabilities

Posted 6/15/2023