MLN Connects for Thursday, November 20, 2025

Published 11/20/2025

MLN Connects® Newsletter for Thursday, November 20, 2025 [links-2.govdelivery.com]

News

* 2026 Medicare Parts A & B Premiums and Deductibles

* All 50 States Seek to Transform Rural Health with CMS

* CMS Releases Final Guidance for Initial Price Applicability Year 2028

* Information for Critical Access Hospitals

* Laboratories: Switch to Electronic Fee Coupons & CLIA Certificates

* Lung Cancer: Help Your Patients Reduce Their Risk

Compliance

* Medicare Improperly Paid Suppliers for Intermittent Urinary Catheters

* Parenteral Nutrition: Prevent Claim Denials

MLN Matters® Articles

* Ambulatory Surgical Center Payment System: October 2025 Update

* Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System: October 2025 Update

* New Waived Tests

* DMEPOS Fee Schedule: October 2025 Quarterly Update — Revised

Publications & Multimedia

* Health Care Code Sets — Revised

Information for Patients

* 2026 Medicare & You Handbook
 


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