Medicare secondary payer (MSP): Medicare as the tertiary payer Read this article for billing guidelines when Medicare is the tertiary payer. November 20, 2024
Medicare-Medicaid crossover bad debt accounting classification CMS has issued guidance on Medicare’s longstanding policy on Medicare-Medicaid bad debts claimed on a cost report for dual... July 12, 2024
MEDPARD listings Find a list of Medicare participating physicians and suppliers (in the specialty and geographic area you specify) as well as... March 20, 2026
Mental health counselor (MHC) Read about the requirements of becoming a mental health counselor with Medicare. February 17, 2026
Mental health services View all mental health-related articles >> Spotlight Opioid Treatment Programs (OTPs): Calendar year (CY) 2025 updatesCMS updated... January 16, 2026
Mental health: Additional resources Here are additional educational resources identified specifically for mental health services. January 15, 2026
Method II critical access hospital: Professional billing requirements for emergency department services New section, Emergency department procedure codes for Method II CAH, added to the Medicare Claims Processing Manual Pub.100-04... Latest updates: Billing and coding January 30, 2026
Method II critical access hospitals: Reprocessing certain claims with reassigned billing rights Breaking news for critical access hospitals (CAHs): CMS has directed MACs to immediately turn off reason codes 31006 and 31007... Latest updates: Enrollment April 8, 2026
Minutes of the Puerto Rico Provider Outreach and Education Advisory Group (POE-AG) This content is only available in Spanish. March 30, 2026
MLN Connects for April 11, 2025 This edition includes information on the SNF revalidation deadline, April update to the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Database... April 11, 2025