2025 Home Health & Hospice News and Articles
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December 2025
- MLN Connects® Newsletter for Thursday, December 4, 2025 – 12.04.2025
- Special Edition: 2026 Medicare Participation Announcement | Home Health Final Rule – 12.03.2025
- January 2026 Release "Dark Days:" – 12.02.2025
- Past Due: Act Now to Keep Your DDE/PPTN Access! – 12.02.2025
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November 2025
- MLN Connects® Newsletter for Wednesday, November 26, 2025 – 11.26.2025
- J15 Customer Service Closures – December 2025 – 11.25.2025
- Special Edition: OPPS/ASC Final Payment Rule – 11.24.2025
- Special Edition: Claims Processing Update | ESRD Final Payment Rule – 11.21.2025
- MLN Connects® Newsletter for Thursday, November 20, 2025 – 11.20.2025
- Medicare Participation Announcement for CY 2026: Decide by December 31 – 11.14.2025
- Update on Processing of Telehealth and Acute Hospital Care at Home Claims – 11.07.2025
- CMS Modernizes Payment Accuracy and Significantly Cuts Spending Waste – 11.03.2025
- Final Notice: Act Now to Keep Your DDE/PPTN Access! – 11.03.2025
- Voluntary Refunds – Calendar Year 2025 – 11.03.2025
October 2025
- November 3: myCGS Green Mail Changes – 10.29.2025
- J15 Customer Service Closures – November 2025 – 10.28.2025
- Claims Hold Update – 10.21.2025
- MLN Connects® Newsletter for Wednesday, October 15, 2025 – 10.15.2025
- Urgent: Last Chance to Keep Your DDE PPTN Access! – 10.07.2025
- Update on Medicare Operations: Telehealth, Claims Processing, and Medicare Administrative Contractors Status During the Shutdown – 10.01.2025
September 2025
- Update: myCGS Green Mail Changes – 09.25.2025
- MLN Connects® Newsletter for Thursday, September 25, 2025 – 09.25.2025
- J15 Customer Service Closures – October 2025 – 09.22.2025
- MLN Connects® Newsletter for Thursday, September 18, 2025 – 09.18.2025
- FISS DDE Screen Changes – October 2025 – 09.16.2025
- Customer Service: Make the Most of Your Call – 09.15.2025
- MLN Connects® Newsletter for Thursday, September 11, 2025 – 09.11.2025
- Backend Updates for cgsmedicare.com Are Live – 09.11.2025
- Cgsmedicare.com Website Unavailable Wednesday Evening – 09.09.2025
- October 2025 Release "Dark Days" – 09.09.2025
- Important: New EDI HETS Enrollment Form Requirement – 09.09.2025
- Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Database – October 2025 Update – 09.08.2025
- Due September 30: Annual DDE & PPTN Recertification – 09.04.2025
- MLN Connects® Newsletter for Thursday, September 4, 2025 – 09.04.2025
August 2025
- MLN Connects® Newsletter for Thursday, September 4, 2025 – 09.04.2025
- MLN Connects® Newsletter for Thursday, August 28, 2025 – 08.28.2025
- Coming Soon: myCGS Green Mail Changes – 08.27.2025
- MLN Connects® Newsletter for Thursday, August 21, 2025 – 08.21.2025
- CERT ADR Schedule Change – 08.19.2025
- CERT Signature Errors on the Rise – 08.19.2025
- J15 Customer Service Closures – September 2025 – 08.19.2025
- MLN Connects® Newsletter for Thursday, August 14, 2025 – 08.14.2025
- MLN Connects® Newsletter for Thursday, August 7, 2025 – 08.07.2025
- MLN Connects Newsletter: 5 FY 2026 Final Payment Rules – Monday, August 4, 2025 – 08.04.2025
July 2025
- MLN Connects Newsletter: July 31, 2025 – 07.31.2025
- J15 Customer Service Closures – August 2025 – 07.29.2025
- MLN Connects Newsletter: July 24, 2025 – 07.24.2025
- CERT Awareness Month: We Appreciate Your Efforts – 07.22.2025
- Hospice Post-Mortem Visits – When to Report the PM Modifier – 07.21.2025
- MLN Connects Newsletter: July 17, 2025 – 07.17.2025
- OPPS and ASC CY 2026 Proposed Payment Rule & Gene Therapies – 07.16.2025
- CMS Proposes Physician Payment Rule to Significantly Cut Spending Waste, Enhance Quality Measures, and Improve Chronic Disease Management for People with Medicare
– 07.15.2025 - CERT Awareness Month: Verify Your Medical Records Correspondence Address – 07.15.2025
- Customer Service Guide: Information to have at your fingertips before you call. – 07.15.2025
- MLN Connects Newsletter: July 10, 2025 – 07.10.2025
- Attention: Hospice Billing Reminders & a New Claim Edit – 07.10.2025
- New Recovery Audit Contractor – 07.10.2025
- CERT Awareness Month: Steps to Take if You Get a CERT Documentation Request – 07.08.2025
- Prompt Payment Interest Rate: July – December 2025 – 07.03.2025
- MLN Connects Newsletter: July 3, 2025 – 07.03.2025
- CERT Awareness Month: 2025 CERT Documentation Deadline – 07.01.2025
June 2025
- MLN Connects Newsletter: June 26, 2025 – 06.26.2025
- Attention: Phishing Fax Requests – 06.25.2025
- MLN Connects Newsletter: June 18, 2025 – 06.18.2025
- J15 Customer Service Closures – July 2025 – 06.17.2025
- FISS DDE Screen Changes – July 2025 – 06.17.2025
- MLN Connects Newsletter: June 12, 2025 – 06.12.2025
- Reference Guide to Avoid Duplicate Documentation for a CERT ADR – 06.10.2025
- Home Health: Who Can Perform a Face-to-Face Encounter? – 06.05.2025
- MLN Connects Newsletter: June 5, 2025 – 06.05.2025
- J15 Customer Service Closures – June 2025 – 06.03.2025
- Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Database – July 2025 Update – 06.03.2025
May 2025
- MLN Connects Newsletter: May 29, 2025 – 05.29.2025
- July 2025 Release "Dark Days" – 05.23.2025
- Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, Treasury Announce Move to Strengthen Healthcare Price Transparency – 05.22.2025
- MLN Connects Newsletter: May 22, 2025 – 05.22.2025
- Save Time When Calling the Provider Contact Center – 05.20.2025
- MLN Connects Newsletter: May 15, 2025 – 05.15.2025
- CMS Seeks Public Input on Improving Technology to Empower Medicare Beneficiaries
– 05.13.2025 - MLN Connects Newsletter: May 8, 2025 – 05.08.2025
- Urgent Reminder: Duplicate Appeal Submissions – 05.06.2025
- Coming Soon: 2025 Annual DDE & PPTN Recertification – 05.06.2025
- MLN Connects Newsletter: May 1, 2025 – 05.01.2025
April 2025
- MLN Connects Newsletter: April 24, 2025 – 04.24.2025
- J15 Customer Service Closures – May 2025 – 04.22.2025
- Upcoming Educational Event: "Check-in With CGS" – 04.22.2025
- MLN Connects Newsletter: April 17, 2025 – 04.17.2025
- FY 2026 Proposed Payment Rules – 04.14.2025
- MLN Connects Newsletter: April 11, 2025 – 04.11.2025
- FISS Unavailable – 04.07.2025
- MLN Connects Newsletter: April 3, 2025 – 04.04.2025
March 2025
- MLN Connects Newsletter: March 27, 2025 – 03.28.2025
- MLN Connects Newsletter: March 25, 2025 – 03.26.2025
- EDI Forms Updates – 03.25.2025
- J15 Customer Service Closures – April 2025 – 03.25.2025
- FISS DDE Screen Changes – April 2025 – 03.24.2025
- The CGS J15 Provider Outreach & Education staff cordially invites you to our Virtual May-Mania Roundtable Talks! – 03.18.2025
- MLN Connects Newsletter: March 13, 2025 – 03.14.2025
- MLN Connects Newsletter: March 6, 2025 – 03.07.2025
- Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Database – April 2025 Update – 03.04.2025
- April 2025 Release "Dark Days" – 03.04.2025
- Hospitals: Actions to Make Healthcare Prices Transparent – 03.03.2025
February 2025
- J15 Customer Service Closures – March 2025 – 02.25.2025
- MLN Connects Newsletter: February 24, 2025 – 02.25.2025
- MLN Connects Newsletter: February 14, 2025 – 02.14.2025
- Important Message About DDE & PPTN Access – 02.11.2025
- Telehealth FAQs – Calendar Year 2025
– 02.11.2025 - Reminder: 2024 Hospice Self-Determined Aggregate Cap – 02.04.2025
January 2025
- J15 Customer Service Closures – February 2025 – 01.28.2025
- You still have time to register for the upcoming Part B and Hospice webinar! – 01.17.2025
- MLN Connects Newsletter: January 16, 2024 – 01.16.2025
- Your Voice Matters to CGS Customer Support! – 01.15.2025
- MLN Connects Newsletter: January 8, 2024 – 01.08.2025
- Prompt Payment Interest Rate: January – June 2025 – 01.07.2025
Updated: 12.04.2025

