CMS is hosting an Open Door Forum conference call September 28, 2017 to provide information and solicit feedback on the Improving Medicare Post-Acute Care Transformation Act of 2014 (IMPACT Act).

On February 2, 2016, CMS is hosting a Special Open Door Forum call to discuss implementation of the Improving Medicare Post-Acute Care Transformation Act of 2014.

On March 1, 2016, CMS is hosting a call to discuss Affordable Care Act (ACA) enrollment revalidation requirements for Medicare fee-for-service providers and suppliers, including details regarding the second round of revalidations.

On October 5, 2016, CMS is hosting a call to discuss its September 16, 2016 final rule establishing emergency preparedness requirements for Medicare- and Medicaid-participating providers and suppliers to ensure that they can meet the needs of patients and residents during natural and man-made emergency situations.

Registration is required to participate in the call.

On August 11, 2015, CMS is hosting a provider call to discuss its proposed rule to reform the Medicare and Medicaid participation requirements for long-term care (LTC) facilities.

On April 14, 2016, CMS will host a call on the "Data Element Library" that will facilitate exchange and use of post-acute care assessment data under the Improving Medicare Post-Acute Care Transformation (IMPACT) Act.

On December 17, 2015, CMS is hosting an "Open Door Forum" on the Home Health Value-Based Purchasing Model (HHVBP), which begins January 1, 2016 in nine states.

CMS expects nearly 100% of eligible clinicians in Advanced Alternative Payment Models (APMs) to meet the Medicare Qualifying APM Participant (QP) standard for performance year 2017 ..

On January 22, 2016, CMS published a rule providing additional explanation of certain methodological choices CMS made in establishing the fiscal year 2004 Medicare Inpatient Prospective Payment System fixed-loss threshold determination.

CMS has posted its final Level II HCPCS application determinations for 2016, addressing applications for new and revised codes for DMEPOS...

CMS has published a final rule that revises survey, certification, and enforcement procedures related to CMS oversight of national accrediting organizations (AOs), effective July 21, 2015.

CMS has proposed its annual Notice of Benefit and Payment Parameters, which would apply to participation in Affordable Care Act (ACA) Health Insurance Marketplaces for 2018.

CMS has published notices setting forth the criteria it will use to evaluate the effectiveness and efficiency of Quality Innovation Network.

On March 15, 2017, CMS is hosting a call to discuss the Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF) Value-Based Purchasing (VBP) Program, which is scheduled to begin in fiscal year 2019.

CMS is requiring prescription drug manufacturers that report average sales price (ASP) data to use a new automated system, beginning with the second quarter 2018 ASP data submission (due April 30, 2018).

A November 16, 2017 CMS call will focus on how the Medicare SNF Value-Based Purchasing Program will affect Medicare's payments to SNFs beginning October 1, 2018.

The Biden Administration has announced that CMS is drafting a new rule to take effect as early as September 2021 that would condition continued Medicare and Medicaid funding for nursing homes on their staffs being vaccinated.

CMS is hosting a call on March 21, 2018 to get feedback from physicians and non-physician practitioners on Evaluation and Management (E/M) services.

On November 10, 2015, CMS is hosting a public call to discuss its October 1, 2015 proposed rule that would make significant changes to the Medicare clinical diagnostic laboratory test payment system.