MLN Connects for May 21, 2026

MLN Connects Newsletter for Thursday, May 21, 2026

News

  • Critical Access Hospitals: Download Your FY 2025 PEPPER
  • Clinical Laboratory Fee Schedule Preliminary Gapfill Rates: Submit Comments by July 13
  • Clinical Diagnostic Laboratory Reporting: Are You an Applicable Lab?
  • Hospitals: Accurately Report Allogeneic Hematopoietic Stem Cell Acquisition Costs
  • Nursing Homes: Payroll Based Journal Manual & FAQ Updates
  • National Physical Fitness & Sports Month

Events

  • Clinical Laboratory Fee Schedule Annual Public Meeting – June 10

MLN Matters Articles

  • Clinical Laboratory Fee Schedule & Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments HCPCS Codes, Waived Tests & Reasonable Charge Payments: July 2026 Quarterly Update

Publications & Multimedia

  • Clinical Laboratory Fee Schedule: Data Reporting Template & NPI TIN Association Videos=

From Our Federal Partners

  • 2026 Hantavirus Outbreak: Testing for Potential Infection