MLN Connects for April 2, 2026
MLN Connects Newsletter for Thursday, April 2, 2026
News
- HHS & CMS Announce Healthcare Advisory Committee Members to Improve Patient Care and Modernize the U.S. Healthcare System
- CMS Marks Milestone in Expanding Patient-Centered Innovation with Substance Access Beneficiary Engagement Incentive
- Accountable Care Organizations: Apply to the New LEAD Model
- New ASPIRE Model to Deliver Support to Children and Youth with Complex Medical Needs
- Hospitals: OPPS Drug Acquisition Cost Survey Deadline Extended to April 7
- ESRD Prospective Payment System: XPHOZAHTM Included in Bundled Payment
- Clinical Diagnostic Laboratory Reporting: Are You an Applicable Lab?
Compliance
- Evaluation and Management Services & Intravitreal Injections: Bill Correctly
- Therapeutic Footwear: Prevent Claim Denials
Claims, Pricers & Codes
- Method II Critical Access Hospitals: Reprocessing Certain Claims with Reassigned Billing Rights
Events
- Quarter 4 FY 2025 PEPPER for Short-Term Acute Care Hospitals Webinar – April 7
MLN Matters Articles
- HCPCS Codes Used for Skilled Nursing Facility Consolidated Billing Enforcement: July 2026 Quarterly Update
- Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System: April 2026 Update – Revised
- National Coverage Determination 20.40: Renal Denervation for Uncontrolled Hypertension – Revised