MLN Connects for Thursday, April 2, 2026

Published 04/02/2026

MLN Connects® Newsletter for Thursday, April 2, 2026 [links-2.govdelivery.com]

News

* HHS & CMS Announce Healthcare Advisory Committee Members to Improve Patient Care and Modernize the U.S. Healthcare System

* CMS Marks Milestone in Expanding Patient-Centered Innovation with Substance Access Beneficiary Engagement Incentive

* Accountable Care Organizations: Apply to the New LEAD Model

* New ASPIRE Model to Deliver Support to Children and Youth with Complex Medical Needs

* Hospitals: OPPS Drug Acquisition Cost Survey Deadline Extended to April 7

* ESRD Prospective Payment System: XPHOZAHTM Included in Bundled Payment

* Clinical Diagnostic Laboratory Reporting: Are You an Applicable Lab?

Compliance

* Evaluation and Management Services & Intravitreal Injections: Bill Correctly

* Therapeutic Footwear: Prevent Claim Denials

Claims, Pricers & Codes

* Method II Critical Access Hospitals: Reprocessing Certain Claims with Reassigned Billing Rights

Events

* Quarter 4 FY 2025 PEPPER for Short-Term Acute Care Hospitals Webinar – April 7

MLN Matters® Articles

* HCPCS Codes Used for Skilled Nursing Facility Consolidated Billing Enforcement: July 2026 Quarterly Update

* Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System: April 2026 Update – Revised

* National Coverage Determination 20.40: Renal Denervation for Uncontrolled Hypertension – Revised


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