Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services www.cms.gov www.medicaid.gov www.medicare.gov COVID-19 Impacts on Medicare Beneficiaries – Updated Data Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) sent this bulletin at 07/30/2020 11:00 AM EDT CENTERS FOR MEDICARE & MEDICAID SERVICES (CMS) Thursday, July 30, 2020 News CMS Updates Data on COVID-19 Impacts on Medicare Beneficiaries Short-Term Acute Care Hospitals: Submit Occupational Mix Surveys by September 3 PEPPERs for SNFs, Hospices, IRFs, IPFs, CAHs, and LTCHs Hospice Quality Reporting Program: HART v1.6.0 Medicare Diabetes Prevention Program: Become a Medicare Enrolled Supplier Claims, Pricers & Codes COVID-19: Laboratory Claims Requiring the NPI of the Ordering/Referring Professional — Update Medicare Diabetes Prevention Program: Valid Claims Events National CMS/CDC Nursing Home COVID-19 Training Series Webcast — July 30 MLN Matters® Articles Addition of the QW Modifier to Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System (HCPCS) Code 87426 Overview of the Repetitive, Scheduled Non-Emergent Ambulance Prior Authorization Model — Revised Modify Edits in the Fee for Service (FFS) System when a Beneficiary has a Medicare Advantage (MA) Plan — Revised Publications Medicare Quarterly Provider Compliance Newsletter, Volume 10, Issue 4 Home Health, IRF, LTCH, and SNF Quality Reporting Programs: COVID-19 PHE View the full edition as a: PDF | Webpage Like our newsletter? Have suggestions? Please let us know! The Medicare Learning Network®, MLN Connects®, and MLN Matters® are registeredtrademarks of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).