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January 26, 2024
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January 19, 2024
CMS, CDC to Hold Immunization Webinar on January 31
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) will hold a webinar, CDC and CMS Present Stories from the Field: Immunization Strategies for Long-term Care, on Wednesday, January 31, from 2:00-3:00 PM ET.
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January 19, 2024
CDC Has Improved the Nursing Homes Reporting Process for COVID-19 Data in NHSN, but Challenges Remain
CDC and nursing homes experienced difficulties during a mass enrollment of more than 12,000 facilities into the National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN) to begin reporting COVID-19 data in May 2020. CDC improved the process of nursing home reporting to NHSN throughout the pandemic, but challenges remain. ...
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January 19, 2024
CMS Finalizes Rule to Expand Access to Health Information and Improve the Prior Authorization Process
CMS has finalized its Interoperability and Prior Authorization final rule (CMS-0057-F). The rule sets requirements for Medicare Advantage organizations, Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) fee-for-service programs, Medicaid managed care plans, CHIP managed care entities, and issuers...
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January 19, 2024
AMDA Urges Congress to Pass Legislation to Reverse 3.37% Medicare Payment Cuts
AMDA has joined the American Medical Association and more than 50 national and state medical associations in urging Congress to quickly pass legislation to reverse the 3.37% Medicare physician payment cuts that took effect January 1, 2024.
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January 12, 2024
National Stakeholder Call with the CMS Administrator
Please join Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Administrator Chiquita Brooks-LaSure and her leadership team, who will highlight CMS’ key 2023 accomplishments and look ahead to how CMS’ 2024 priorities will advance the CMS Strategic Plan.
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January 12, 2024
Reminder: MIPS Value Pathways (MVP) Candidate Feedback Period Open for 45 Days
CMS has broadened the opportunities for the public to provide feedback on MVP candidates from 30 days to 45 days before they’re potentially proposed in rulemaking.
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January 5, 2024
MIPS 2023 Data Submission Is Now Open
CMS has opened data submission for Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS)-eligible clinicians who participated in the 2023 performance year of the Quality Payment Program (QPP). Data can be submitted and updated until 8:00 PM ET on April 1, 2024.
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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