MLN Connects Newsletter for July 2, 2026
This edition includes information on hospital OPPS & home health proposed payment rules, GLP-1 bridge, and more.
Transplant programs
Read this information regarding adding a transplant program to a hospital enrollment record.
Patient Discharge Status Code Reporting
Review this article to learn more about patient discharge status code reporting.
Laboratory date of service
Clarification regarding clinical laboratory date of service (DOS) billing. The DOS for clinical laboratory tests and the...
Medicare secondary payer (MSP): Medicare as the tertiary payer
Read this article for information on how to submit your Part B claim when more than one insurance is primary to Medicare.
Medicare as secondary payer
Read this article for more information on Medicare as the secondary insurance.
ACCESS Model HCPCS G-Code Allowed Amounts: July 2026
Pricing information is available for HCPCS codes payable under Medicare when furnished for the Advancing Chronic Care with...
Inpatient psychiatric hospital benefit days
Medicare provides a lifetime limit of 190 days of inpatient psychiatric hospital care for each beneficiary. Once all 190 days...
Inpatient psychiatric facility (IPF) benefits exhaust
Inpatient psychiatric facility (IPF) benefits exhaust occurs when no benefit days remain in the beneficiary's applicable benefit...