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July 13, 2026

ACO REACH Third Evaluation Report Shows Improved Quality and Reduced Spending

The Center for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Innovation Center has released its third annual evaluation report for the ACO REACH Model, along with early results from performance year 2024, showing the model improved health-care quality and reduced gross spending across its first four performance y...
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July 7, 2026

CMS Publishes Program Year 2025 Open Payments Data

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) published Open Payments Program Year 2025 data, along with newly submitted and updated payment records for Program Years 2019–2024. The data is accessible on the Open Payments Search Tool.
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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.
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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...
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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...
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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...
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June 1, 2026

CY 2024 Doctors and Clinicians Preview Period Is Open

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) opened the calendar year (CY) 2024 Doctors and Clinicians Preview Period. You can preview your CY 2024 Quality Payment Program (QPP) performance information before it appears in the Provider Data Catalog (PDC) and on clinician and group profile pages o...
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May 22, 2026

Senate Democrats Announce Long-Term Care Initiative

Last week, Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden (D-OR) and 16 Senate Democrats sent a Dear Colleague letter announcing a new initiative focused on long-term care for seniors and Americans with disabilities. The letter focused on three goals: making home care more affordable and accessible, imp...
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May 22, 2026

House Subcommittee Holds Medicare Physician Pay Hearing

The House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health held a hearing on May 20 examining the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule and MACRA, the 2015 law meant to end the cycle of annual congressional "doc fixes." Members of both parties agreed that the current system is broken and needs to be changed....