MLN Connects for Thursday, March 19, 2026

Published 03/19/2026

MLN Connects® Newsletter for Thursday, March 19, 2026 [links-2.govdelivery.com]

News

*CMS Announces Manufacturer Participation in Third Cycle of Medicare Drug Price Negotiation
*Quality Payment Program: Medicare Shared Savings Program ACOs Must Submit Quality Data by March 31
*Hospitals: Apply for Additional Residency Positions by March 31
*Hospitals: It’s Not Too Late to Submit Data for OPPS Drug Acquisition Cost Survey
*Short-Term Acute Care Hospitals: Download Your Quarter 4 FY 2025 PEPPER
*Medicare Shared Savings Program: Application Deadlines for January 1, 2027, Start Date
*ESRD Prospective Payment System: Furnishing Drugs & Biological Products Included in Bundled Payment
* Advance Beneficiary Notice of Noncoverage: Updated Form
* Important Message from Medicare & Detailed Notice of Discharge: Updated Forms

Claims, Pricers & Codes

* Inpatient Psychiatric Facilities Prospective Payment System: April 2026 Coding Updates

Events

*Average Sales Price Data Collection System Training Webinar – April 14

MLN Matters® Articles

*Cardiac Contractility Modulation for Heart Failure – Revised
*ICD-10 & Other Coding Revisions to National Coverage Determinations: April 2026 Update – Revised

Publications & Multimedia

*Billing Medicare Part B for Insulin with New Limits on Patient Monthly Coinsurance – Revised


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