CMS Special Edition MLN Matters
MLN Matters...Information for Medicare Providers articles are designed by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to help providers understand new or changed Medicare policy. Medicare Learning Network (MLN) Matters articles may contain references or links to statutes, regulations, or other policy materials. The information provided is only intended to be a general summary. It is not intended to take the place of either the written law or regulations. You are encouraged to review the specific statutes, regulations, and other interpretive materials for a full and accurate statement of their contents.
The articles are numbered in two ways, one for articles directly related to Change Requests (CRs) and another schema for Special Edition articles. Articles related to CRs have a number of MMnnnn, where the MM identifies the article as a CR-related one and the nnnn corresponds to the actual CR number. Special Edition articles have a number of SEyynn, where the SE denotes a Special Edition, the yy denotes the year the article was prepared, and the nn denotes the edition or sequence number for that article during that year. The articles are arranged in order of article release date, the most recent articles appearing first on the page. To read an article, click on the article title.
Note: The acronym MMA indicates the article is related to the Medicare Modernization Act.
Special Edition (SE) Articles
The following are Special Edition (SE) MLN Matters articles. The articles posted on this page contain the article number, article release date, and title. To access the CMS MLN Matters Web page, which contains ALL MLN Matters articles, as well as any related CR information, please go to: http://www.cms.hhs.gov/MLNMattersArticles/
WPS Medicare has maintained Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Special Edition MLN Matters articles on our Website since CMS began releasing them. To reduce duplication of information between WPS' and CMS' Websites, effective December 3, 2007, WPS Medicare will maintain links to CMS-published articles on our Website for two months after their release/revision date. After that time, we will remove the links from our Website. CMS maintains all MLN Matters and Special Edition MLN Matters articles on their Website at:
http://www.cms.hhs.gov/MLNMattersArticles/ 
Special Edition (SE) Articles
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Article # |
Article Release Date |
Article Title |
| SE0811 | 04/04/2008 | Pre-Bidding Activities for the Medicare Durable Medical Equipment, Prosthetics, Orthotics, and Supplies (DMEPOS) Competitive Bidding Program |
| SE0806 | 04/03/2008 | Durable Medical Equipment, Prosthetics, Orthotics, and Supplies (DMEPOS) Competitive Bidding Program: Grandfathering, Repair and Replacement, Mail Order Diabetic Supplies and Advanced Beneficiary Notices (ABNs) – The second in a series of articles on the new DMEPOS competitive bidding program |
| SE0805 | 04/02/2008 | Overview of New Medicare Competitive Bidding Program for Durable Medical Equipment, Prosthetics, Orthotics, and Supplies (DMEPOS) – The first in a series of articles on the implementation of this program |
| SE0810 | 04/01/2008 | Announcing the Release of the Revised CMS-855 Medicare Enrollment Applications |
| SE0529 | Revised 03/11/2008 |
Importance of Supplying Correct Provider Identification Information Required in Items 17, 17a, 24K, and 33 of the Form CMS-1500 (12-90), and the Electronic Equivalent Note: This article was revised on March 11, 2008, to clarify that all references to the form should state CMS-1500 (12-90). Providers may also want to refer to MLN Matters article MM5060 at http://www.cms.hhs.gov/MLNMatters Articles/downloads/mm5060.pdf, which states the requirements for the newer form, CMS-1500 (08-05).The previous revision to the article added a reference to MLN Matters MM5890 (http://www.cms.hhs.gov/MLNMatters Articles/downloads/mm5890.pdf). MM5890 stated that effective with claims received on or after May 23, 2008, Medicare will not pay for referred or ordered services or items, unless the fields for the name and NPI of the ordering, referring and attending, operating, other, or service facility providers are completed on the claims. |
| SE0804 | 03/10/2008 | Opportunity to Participate in Third Annual Medicare Contractor Provider Satisfaction Survey (MCPSS) Ends in April |
| SE0663 |
10/11/2006 Revised 01/31/08 |
Notifying Medicare Patients about Lifetime Reserve Days (LRDs)  Note: This article was revised on January 31, 2008, to update the deductible and coinsurance rates to reflect the 2008 rates. In addition, some editorial changes were made to provide further clarification and references to A/B MACs were added. |
| SE0742 |
09/19/2007 Revised 01/31/08 |
Revised Payment System for Ambulatory Surgical Centers (ASC) in Calendar Year (CY) 2008 |
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