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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. ...
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September 1, 2023

CMS Issues Proposed Minimum Staffing Standards for LTC Rule

On September 1, 2023, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued the Minimum Staffing Standards for Long-Term Care (LTC) Facilities and Medicaid Institutional Payment Transparency Reporting proposed rule, which seeks to establish comprehensive nurse staffing requirements.
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August 4, 2023

CMS Releases SNF Final Rule; Increases 2024 Payments By 4%

On July 31, 2023, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a final rule that updates Medicare payment policies and rates for skilled nursing facilities (SNFs) under the Skilled Nursing Facility Prospective Payment System (SNF PPS) for fiscal year (FY) 2024.
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July 21, 2023

Moving Forward Coalition Releases Nine Action Plans for Nursing Homes

Last week, the Moving Forward Nursing Home Quality Coalition released its nine action plans for nursing homes. Each action plan describes a particular challenge facing nursing homes today, explains why it is important to residents’ quality of life, defines focused goals to address those challenges, and pro...
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July 14, 2023

2024 Physician Fee Schedule Released

On July 13, 2023, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released its calendar year (CY) 2024 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (PFS) Proposed Rule. As the Society analyzes the proposed rule, we wanted to inform you of a few key points.