MLN Connects for October 8, 2026
MLN Connects Newsletter for Thursday, October 8, 2026
News
- DMEPOS Competitive Bidding Program: Registration & Bid Window Dates for Round 2028
- CMS Finalizes New Mandatory Drug Payment Model to Deliver Lower Drug Prices for Beneficiaries in Original Medicare Part B
- New Regulations Make It Easier to Find, Compare & Report Health Care Pricing and Coverage Information
- Alabama: Nearly $55M to Expand Rural Maternal and Emergency Care, Cancer Screening & Health Care Workforce
- North Carolina: $20M to Expand Telehealth Access & Upgrade Health Care Technology
- South Dakota: $7.2M to Expand Ambulance-Based Telemedicine & Upgrade Emergency Communications
- HETS: Verify Email by December 1 to Avoid Rejected Eligibility Requests
- Quality Payment Program: 2027 Virtual Group Election Period – Submit by December 31
Compliance
- Skilled Nursing Facilities: Accurately Report Your Related-Party Costs
- Patient Lifts: Prevent Claim Denials
Claims, Pricers & Codes
- HCPCS Application Summaries & Coding Determinations: Drugs & Biologicals
- RARCs, CARCs, Medicare Remit Easy Print & PC Print: October Update
Events
- HCPCS Public Meeting: November 2–3
MLN Matters Articles
- DMEPOS Fee Schedule: October 2026 Quarterly Update
- Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System: October 2026 Update