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Policy Snapshot

June 23, 2026

2026 MIPS Value Pathway (MVP) Registration Open

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) Value Pathways (MVPs) registration window is open for the 2026 performance year. Individuals, groups, subgroups, and Alternative Payment Model (APM) Entities that wish to report an MVP can register until November 30, 2026, at 8:00 PM ET.

Policy Snapshot

June 23, 2026

Tell Congress: Fix the Unfair Medicare Cut to Nursing Home Clinician Visits

Medicare is underpaying for the care you deliver in skilled nursing facilities, and a simple fix is within reach. Just answer a few short questions. A personalized letter to your members of Congress will be generated and sent to your email for you to review. Once you approve it, you can send it directly to...

Policy Snapshot

June 15, 2026

OIG Report Finds Medicare Advantage Plans Overturned 95% of Appealed SNF Admission Denials

The Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General (OIG) released a report examining Medicare Advantage Organizations (MAO) prior authorization denials for skilled nursing facility (SNF) admissions. OIG reviewed prior authorization data from 19 MAO parent companies covering 29.3 millio...

Policy Snapshot

June 15, 2026

ACCESS Model: Learn How to Support Your Patients with Chronic Conditions

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) launched a new webpage for primary care providers, health centers, pharmacists, and other referring clinicians explaining how the Advancing Chronic Care with Effective, Scalable Solutions (ACCESS) Model can supplement your care for patients with chroni...

Policy Snapshot

June 15, 2026

PALTmed Influences Policy at AMA House of Delegates Meeting

Drs. Karl Steinberg and Leslie Eber were the delegates representing PALTmed at the American Medical Association’s (AMA’s) annual 2026 meeting last week in Chicago. Of note, PALTmed has had only one delegate and one alternate for the past few years, but was upgraded to two voting delegates for 2026. The AM...

Spotlight

June 12, 2026

Clinician of the Year is Proud to be a Member of the Interdisciplinary Team

The newest of the Foundation for Post-Acute and Long-Term Care (PALTC) Medicine’s Excellence Awards, Clinician of the Year, was created to recognize interdisciplinary team members in PALTC settings. Specifically, it honors a licensed health-care practitioner who embodies excellence in treating and caring f...

JAMDA

June 4, 2026