COVID-19: CMS MLN Connects

COVID-19 CMS MLN Connects Information

• MLN Connects Newsletter — Monday, February 27, 2023: COVID-19 Public Health Emergency (PHE) New Overview Fact Sheet
• MLN Connects Newsletter — Thursday, February 23, 2023: Public Health Emergency 1135 Waivers: Updated Guidance for Providers
• MLN Connects — Thursday, January 19, 2023
• MLN Connects — Thursday, January 5, 2023
• MLN Connects —Thursday, December 22, 2022
• MLN Connects — Thursday, December 1, 2022
• MLN Connects Special Edition — Monday, September 12, 2022: Updated COVID-19 Vaccines Providing Protection Against Omicron Variant Available at No Cost
• MLN Connects Special Edition — Thursday, August 18, 2022: Creating a Roadmap for the End of the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency 
• MLN Connects — Thursday, July 14, 2022: COVID-19: FDA Authorizes Pharmacists to Prescribe PAXLOVID with Certain Limits
• MLN Connects — Thursday, May 5, 2022: COVID-19: Patients Can Get Free Over-the-Counter Tests from Participating Providers
• MLN Connects — Thursday, April 14, 2022: COVID-19: New Codes for Moderna Vaccine Booster Doses
• MLN Connects Special Edition — Thursday, April 7, 2022: Eligible Individuals Can Receive Second COVID-19 Booster Shot at No Cost
• MLN Connects Special Edition — Wednesday, April 6, 2022: Eligible Individuals Can Receive Second COVID-19 Booster Shot at No Cost
• MLN Connects Special Edition — Monday, April 4, 2022: A New Way for Medicare Beneficiaries to Get Free Over-the-Counter COVID-19 Tests
• MLN Connects — Thursday, March 10, 2022: COVID-19 Monoclonal Antibodies: Revised Emergency Use Authorization for EVUSHELD
• MLN Connects Special Edition — Friday, February 18, 2022: COVID-19 Monoclonal Antibodies: FDA Authorized Bebtelovimab
• MLN Connects — Thursday, February 10, 2022: COVID-19: New HCPCS Code for Convalescent Plasma in Outpatient Setting
• MLN Connects Special Edition — Thursday, February 3, 2022: COVID-19: Medicare Will Cover Free Over-the-Counter Tests
• MLN Connects — Thursday, January 27, 2022: COVID-19: Tools to Determine if Vaccine Requirements Apply
• MLN Connects — Thursday, January 20, 2022: COVID-19: Long-term Care, RHCs, & FQHCs
• MLN Connects —Thursday, January 13, 2022: COVID-19: Long-term Care, Remdesivir, & Booster Doses
• MLN Connects Special Edition — Friday, January 7, 2022: COVID-19: New HCPCS Code for Remdesivir Antiviral Medication
• MLN Connects — Thursday, December 23rd, 2021: COVID-19 Vaccine Access in Long-Term Care Settings
• MLN Connects Special Edition — Thursday, November 2, 2021: CMS Encourages People with Medicare to get COVID-19 Vaccine Booster Shot
• MLN Connects — Thursday, November 18, 2021: COVID-19: Changes to Nursing Home Visitation & Survey Activities
• MLN Connects — Thursday, November 4, 2021: COVID-19: Changes for Medicare Advantage Plan Claims Starting January 1
• MLN Connects Special Edition — Thursday, November 4, 2021: Biden-Harris Administration Issues Emergency Regulation Requiring COVID-19 Vaccination for Health Care Workers
• MLN Connects Special Edition — Friday, October 22, 2021: COVID-19: Moderna & Jansen (J&J) Booster Shots
• MLN Connects Special Edition — Friday, September 24, 2021: CMS Will Pay for COVID-19 Booster Shots, Eligible Consumers Can Receive at No Cost
• MLN Connects — Thursday, September 23, 2021: COVID-19: Compare Nursing Homes by Vaccination Rate
• MLN Connects — Thursday, September 17, 2021: COVID-19 Vaccines: Act Now
• MLN Connects — Thursday, September 9, 2021: SNF: WBT & COVID-19 Reminder
• MLN Connects Special Edition — Tuesday, August 24, 2021: CMS Expands Medicare Payments for At-Home COVID-19 Vaccinations
• MLN Connects Special Edition — Monday, August 16, 2021: COVID-19 Vaccines Additional Doses: Codes & Payment
• MLN Connects Special Edition — Friday, August 13, 2021: COVID-19 Vaccine Additional Dose
• MLN Connects — Thursday, August 12, 2021: COVID-19: Vaccinate Your Patients
• MLN Connects Special Edition — Monday, August 2, 2021: CMS Final Rule Improves Health Equity, Access to Treatment, Hospital Readiness, and COVID-19 Vaccination Data Reporting of Hospital Workers
• MLN Connects — Thursday, July 22, 2021: COVID-19: EUA for Tocilizumab Monoclonal Antibody Product
• MLN Connects — Thursday, July 8 , 2021: COVID-19 Accelerated and Advance Payments: Updated FAQs
• MLN Connects — Thursday, June 17, 2021: COVID-19: EUAs for Monoclonal Antibody Products
• MLN Connects Special Edition — Wednesday, June 9th, 2021: 
• MLN Connects Special Edition — Tuesday, May 11, 2021: CMS Expanding Efforts to Grow COVID-19 Vaccine Confidence and Uptake Amongst Nation’s Most Vulnerable
• MLN Connects Special Edition — Thursday, May 6, 2021: CMS Increases Medicare Payment for COVID-19 Monoclonal Antibody Infusions
• MLN Connects — Thursday, May 6, 2021: COVID-19: Ambulance Treatment in Place Waiver
• MLN Connects — Thursday, April 22, 2021: COVID-19: Partnership to Vaccinate Dialysis Patients & Health Care Personnel
• MLN Connects Special Edition — Tuesday, April 20, 2021: COVID-19 Update: FDA Revoked the EUA for Bamlanivimab When Administered Alone
• MLN Connects Special Edition - Wednesday, April 14, 2021: J&J COVID-19 Vaccine: Health Alert
• MLN Connects — Thursday, April 1, 2021: Repayment of COVID-19 Accelerated and Advance Payments
• MLN Connects Special Edition — Monday, March 15, 2021: Medicare Payment Increase for COVID-19 Vaccine
• MLN Connects — Thursday, March 4, 2021: COVID-19 Vaccine Codes: EUA for Janssen Biotech
• MLN Connects — Thursday, February 18, 2021: COVID-19: EUA for Antibody Treatment
• MLN Connects — Thursday, January 7, 2021: COVID-19 Vaccines: CDC Long-Term Care Facility Toolkit
• MLN Connects Special Edition — Tuesday, December 22, 2020: COVID-19 Vaccine Codes: Updated Effective Date for Moderna
• MLN Connects Special Edition — Friday, December 18, 2020: COVID-19: Add-on Payment for New Treatments
• MLN Connects Special Edition — Monday, December 14, 2020: COVID-19 Vaccine Codes: Updated Effective Date for Pfizer-BioNTech
• MLN Connects Special Edition — Wednesday, December 9, 2020: COVID-19: Medicare Coverage of Antibody Treatment
• MLN Connects Special Edition - Thursday, December 3, 2020: COVID-19 Antibody Treatment and Enforcement Discretion Reminder
• MLN Connects — Thursday, November 19, 2020: Nursing Homes: Take COVID-19 Training
• MLN Connects — Thursday, November 12, 2020: COVID-19: Non-Physician Practitioner Billing for Audio Services
• MLN Connects Special Edition — Thursday, November 12, 2020: COVID-19 Vaccine Codes and PC-ACE Software Update
• MLN Connects Special Edition — Tuesday, November 10, 2020: CMS Takes Steps to Ensure Medicare Beneficiaries Have Wide Access to COVID-19 Antibody Treatment
• MLN Connects — Thursday, November 5, 2020: COVID-19 Vaccine: Find Out How to Prepare
• MLN Connects Special Edition — Wendesday, October 28, 2020: Coverage of Life-Saving COVID-19 Vaccines & Therapeutics
• MLN Connects — Thursday, October 15, 2020: COVID-19 Testing: Protecting Integrity
• MLN Connects Special Edition — Thursday, October 8, 2020: CMS Announces New Repayment Terms for Medicare Loans Made to Providers During COVID-19
• MLN Connects Special Edition — Friday, September 18, 2020: New COVID-19 Nursinig Home Visitation Guidance, Kidney Disease Care Model, & Radiation Oncology Payment Model
• MLN Connects Special Edition — Thursday, September 17, 2020: Nursing Home COVID-19 Commission Findings, Oregon Wildfires, & Flu
• MLN Connects — Thursday, August 27, 2020: COVID-19: Training to Strengthen Nursing Home Infection Control Practices
• MLN Connects — Thursday, August 20, 2020: Routine Provider Inspections Resume
• MLN Connects — Thursday, August 13, 2020: COVID-19: CMS/CDC Nursing Home Training Series Webcast – August 13
• MLN Connects — Thursday, August 6, 2020: Physician Fee Schedule Proposed Rule Listening Session: Register Now
• MLN Connects Special Edition — Tuesday, August 4, 2020: PFS, OPPS, and IRF: FY 2021 Payment Rules
• MLN Connects Special Edition — Friday, July 31, 2020: FY 2021 Medicare Payment Policies for IPFs, SNFs, and Hospices
• MLN Connects Special Edition — Thursday, July 30, 2020: Payment for COVID-19 Counseling, Reporting Hospital Therapeutics, Out-of-Pocket Drug Costs
• MLN Connects — Thursday, July 30, 2020: COVID-19 Impacts on Medicare Beneficiaries – Updated Data
• MLN Connects Special Edition — Thursday, July 23, 2020: COVID-19: New Resources to Protect Nursing Home Residents
• MLN Connects for Thursday, July 23, 2020: Telemedicine Hack: 10-Week Learning Community for Ambulatory Providers
• MLN Connects for Thursday, July 16, 2020: Nursing Homes & COVID: Five Things to Know, Additional Resources, Training
• MLN Connects for Thursday, July 9, 2020: ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Codes: FY 2021
• MLN Connects Special Edition — Monday July 6, 2020: News
• MLN Connects for Thursday, July 2, 2020: Attend Nursing Home Training Series Webcasts
• MLN Connects Special Edition — Friday, June 26, 2020: News
• MLN Connects for Thursday, June 25, 2020: COVID-19: New Data Details Impacts on Medicare Beneficiaries
• MLN Connects Special Edition — Friday, June 19, 2020: COVID-19: Using the CR Modifier and DR Condition Code
• MLN Connects for Thursday, June 18, 2020: COVID-19 Diagnostic Laboratory Tests: Billing for Clinician Services
• MLN Connects for Thursday, June 11, 2020: COVID-19: Reopening Health Care Facilities
• MLN Connects for Thursday, June 4, 2020: MLN Connects for June 4, 2020
• MLN Connects Special Edition — Monday, June 1, 2020: COVID-19: Using the CR Modifier and DR Condition
• Special Edition MLN Connects — Friday, May 29, 2020: New COVID-19 FAQs on Medicare Fee-for-Service Billing
• MLN Connects for Thursday, May 28, 2020: MLN Connects for May 28, 2020
• MLN Connects for Thursday, May 21, 2020: Join Upcoming COVID-19 Calls
• Special Edition MLN Connects — Friday, May 15, 2020: COVID-19 deadlines, new releases, and important calls
• MLN Connects for Thursday, May 14, 2020: IPPS/LTCH PPS: FY 2021 Proposed Rule
• Special Edition MLN Connects — Tuesday, May 12, 2020: COVID-19: Additional Waivers, Price Transparency, and the CMS
• Special Edition MLN Connects — Friday, May 8, 2020: COVID-19: Nursing Home Reporting, Updated Telehealth Video, Pharmacies & Other Suppliers Can Enroll as Labs, IRF Flexibilities
• MLN Connects for April 30, 2020: COVID-19: Lessons from the Front Lines
• Special Edition MLN Connects — April 27, 2020: COVID-19: CMS Reevaluates Accelerated Payment Program and Suspends Advance Payment Program 
• MLN Connects for April 23, 2020: Report Clinical Trial Data to Fight COVID-19 & Earn MIPS Credit 
• Special Edition MLN Connects — April 20, 2020: COVID-19: Nursing Home Transparency, Recommendations for Areas with Low Incidence of Disease 
• Special Edition MLN Connects — April 17, 2020: COVID-19: RHC & FQHC Flexibilities, Increased Payment for Lab Tests, Hospital Waivers, Call Audio and Transcript
• Special Edition MLN Connects — Wednesday, April 15, 2020: COVID-19: Reprocessing Hospital Claims, Essential Diagnostic Services, Non-Invasive Ventilators 
• Special Edition MLN Connects — Friday, April 10, 2020: COVID-19: Infection Control, Maximizing Workforce, Updated Q&A, CS Modifier for Cost-Sharing, Payment Adjustment Suspended 
• MLN Connects for Thursday, April 9, 2020: Important COVID-19 Updates 
• Special Edition MLN Connects — Tuesday, April 7, 2020: COVID-19: Telehealth Video, Coinsurance and Deductible Waived, ASC Attestations, Ambulance Modifiers, Lessons From Front Lines, MLN Call Today
• Special Edition MLN Connects – Friday, April 3, 2020: COVID-19: Telehealth Billing Correction, Nursing Home Recommendations, Billing for Multi-Function Ventilators, New ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code 
• MLN Connects Special Edition — Tuesday, March 31, 2020: COVID-19: Regulatory Changes, Telehealth Billing, and Specimen Collection Codes
• MLN Connects Special Edition — Monday, March 30, 2020: COVID-19: Financial Relief, Nursing Home Telehealth, Quality Reporting, Clinical Laboratories, Hospital Data Sharing
• MLN Connects for Thursday, March 26, 2020: COVID-19: New Targeted Plan for Health Care Facility Inspections 
• MLN Connects Special Edition — Thursday, March 26, 2020: COVID-19: Enrollment Relief, Open Payments, Beneficiary Notices
• Special Edition MLN Connects — Friday, March 20, 2020: COVID-19: Telehealth and Non-Essential Procedures 
• MLN Connects for Thursday, March 19, 2020: Medicare FFS Response to the Public Health Emergency on the Coronavirus (COVID-19)
• Special Edition MLN Connects — Tuesday, March 17, 2020: COVID-19: President Trump Expands Telehealth Benefits for Medicare Beneficiaries During COVID-19 Outbreak
• Special Edition MLN Connects — Monday, March 16, 2020: COVID-19: FFS Response and Nursing Home Visitor Guidance 

• Special Edition MLN Connects — Friday, March 13, 2020: COVID-19: Test Pricing, Diagnostic Lab Tests, Pricing & Codes, and EHB Coverage

• MLN Connects for Thursday, March 12, 2020: 2019 Novel Coronavirus Guidance 
• Special Edition MLN Connects — Monday, March 9, 2020: COVID-19 Response: CMS Issues FAQs to Assist Medicare Providers 
• Special Edition MLN Connects — Friday, March 6, 2020: CMS Develops Additional Code for Coronavirus Lab Tests 
• Special Edition MLN Connects — Wednesday, March 4, 2020: CMS Announces Actions to Address Spread of Coronavirus
• MLN Connects for Thursday, February 27, 2020: COVID-19 Coding Guidance 
• MLN Connects for Thursday, February 20, 2020: Bill Correctly for Medicare Telehealth Services