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CMS has announced that states may take an additional three years — until March 17, 2022 — to demonstrate compliance with the Medicaid home and community based services (HCBS) settings criteria established in a January 16, 2014 final rule.

CMS continues to release subregulatory guidance on the inpatient hospital admission/medical review criteria that were adopted in the final FY 2014 Medicare inpatient prospective payment system/long-term care hospital final rule.

CMS has issued a memo outlining optional strategies states can use to make progress toward reducing the number of uninsured individuals and transition to new eligibility and enrollment systems and coverage of new Medicaid enrolees.

MS is hosting an Open Door Forum call to discuss several Medicare developments impacting hospitals, including changes CMS has made to the recovery audit program to strengthen oversight, reduce the provider burden, and enhance program transparency

CMS has scheduled a September 15, 2016 Special Open Door Forum call on the Improving Medicare Post-Acute Care Transformation Act of 2014 (IMPACT Act).

CMS has opened an "informal" comment period on potential quality of care measures for cancer hospitals exempt from the Medicare prospective payment system.

CMS is soliciting quality measure suggestions for potential use in the Physician Quality Reporting System (PQRS) and other quality programs in future years.

CMS has finalized prospective payment rates for Medicare inpatient hospital services provided by inpatient psychiatric facilities for FY 2014.

CMS has published a final rule that updates prospective payment rates for Medicare inpatient hospital services provided by inpatient psychiatric facilities.

On June 1, 2015, CMS provided additional guidance to state Medicaid directors on implementation of fingerprint-based criminal background checks as a component of ACA Medicare, Medicaid, and CHIP provider screening requirements.

CMS's latest innovation model, the Accountable Health Communities model, will test whether screening for health-related social needs impacts total cost of care...

The latest CMS "innovation model" focuses on options for redesigning Medicare Advantage (MA) to improve health outcomes while reducing expenditures.

Applicants are encouraged to submit a letter of intent by November 20, 2014, and applications are due by January 6, 2015.

CMS has posted a November 22, 2013 letter to state health officials on "Quality Considerations for Medicaid and CHIP Programs," the fourth in a series of guidance documents.

CMS is hosting a conference call for inpatient rehabilitation facility (IRF) providers regarding the IRF Quality Reporting Program on October 29, 2014.

On January 15, 2015, CMS is hosting an Open Payments Question & Answer Session

On February 7, 2014, CMS announced a two-phase registration and data submission process for the 2013 Open Payments Program, the reporting mechanism for the Physician Payment Sunshine Act.