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December 21, 2023

Reminder: MIPS Hardship Exemption Due January 2

The deadline for MIPS-eligible clinicians to apply for an Extreme and Uncontrollable Circumstances (EUC) hardship exception is January 2, 2024. This application is relevant to the 2023 MIPS performance period, which will affect Medicare payments in 2025.
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December 15, 2023

Tell Congress to Cancel the Medicare Payment Cut

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) recently approved a 3.37% cut to Medicare physician payments for 2024. If Congress doesn’t act before the year ends, these proposed cuts will go into effect, worsening patients’ access to care and disproportionately harming small, independent, and rura...
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December 15, 2023

Billing for Flu, Pneumococcal, and COVID-19 Vaccines

For flu, pneumococcal, and COVID-19 vaccines furnished on or after July 1, 2023, to patients staying in a Medicare Part A-covered skilled nursing facility (SNF), immunizers can no longer bill Medicare directly.
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December 1, 2023

CDC Issues Food Safety Alert for LTC Facilities

The CDC has issued a food safety alert regarding an outbreak of Salmonella infections linked to cantaloupes. The CDC is concerned about this outbreak because the illnesses are severe, and people in long-term care facilities and childcare centers have gotten sick. Do not eat pre-cut cantaloupes if you don’t...
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November 17, 2023

BIG NEWS: CMS to Report SNF Medical Directors Publicly

Last week, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released its final rule that will implement portions of section 6101 of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (Affordable Care Act), which requires the disclosure of certain ownership, managerial, and other information regarding Med...
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November 17, 2023

Quality Payment Program: Preview Your Performance Information by December 12

Doctors and Clinicians: Now through December 12 at 8:00 PM ET, preview your 2022 performance information before it appears on the Medicare.gov compare tool and in the Provider Data Catalog. Learn more about the 2022 Preview Period and public reporting at Care Compare: Doctors and Clinicians Initiative. ...
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November 9, 2023

Making Care Primary (MCP) Model: Office Hours and Applicant Resources

The CMS Innovation Center’s Making Care Primary (MCP) Model team will be answering questions about the forthcoming model in an Office Hours webinar on Tuesday, November 21, at 2:00 PM ET. In addition to the live Q&A, attendees will be able to submit questions in advance upon registering here. Please no...
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November 9, 2023

Reminder: CMS Accepting 2023 MIPS Extreme and Uncontrollable Circumstances Exception and MIPS Promoting Interoperability Performance Category Hardship Exception Applications

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) Extreme and Uncontrollable Circumstances (EUC) Exception and MIPS Promoting Interoperability Performance Category Hardship Exception applications are available for the 2023 performance year. Applications can be submitted until 8:00 PM ET on January 2, 2024. ...