MLN Connects® Newsletter: August 31, 2023

News

• HHS Selects the First Drugs for Medicare Drug Price Negotiation
• Medicare Shared Savings Program Saves Medicare More Than $1.8 Billion in 2022 and Continues to Deliver High-quality Care
• CMS Issues Draft Guidance on New Program to Allow People with Medicare to Pay Out-of-Pocket Prescription Drug Costs in Monthly Payments
• CMS Roundup (Aug. 25, 2023)
• CMS.gov Website Refresh – Provide Feedback on Test Website by September 5

Claims, Pricers, & Codes

• HCPCS Application Summaries & Coding Decisions: Non-Drug & Non-Biological Items and Services
• Home Health Prospective Payment System Grouper: October Update
• Updated ICD-10-CM Medicare Severity Diagnosis-Related Group Version 41

From Our Federal Partners

• Locally Acquired Malaria Cases Identified in Florida, Texas, & Maryland — Important Updates

Posted 8/31/2023