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March 20, 2026

2026 MIPS Annual Call for Quality and Cost Measures is Open

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) encourages you to submit quality and cost measures for consideration for future years of the Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS). The MIPS Annual Call for Quality and Cost Measures process allows clinicians, professional associations, and medic...

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February 10, 2025

PALTmed Calls on Congressional Leaders for Needed Action on PALTC Reforms

The Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medical Association (PALTmed) has called on congressional leaders to address several pressing issues affecting clinicians in post-acute and long-term care (PALTC) settings. In a letter to House Speaker Mike Johnson, House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, Senate Majority Le...

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March 3, 2025

2024 QPP Data Submission is Open

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has opened data submission for the 2024 performance year of the Quality Payment Program (QPP). Data can be submitted and updated until 8:00 PM ET on March 31, 2025.

Policy Snapshot

June 23, 2025

OIG Launches Evaluation of Nursing Home Medical Directors

The Office of Inspector General (OIG) recently launched an official evaluation into how nursing homes engage their medical directors. The evaluation will focus on the accuracy of reported work hours and the fulfillment of required duties. The initiative follows concerns about the validity and utility of da...

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June 16, 2025

OIG Report Finds CMS Staffing Data Use Falls Short in Supporting State Oversight of Nursing Homes

A recent review by the Office of Inspector General (OIG) highlights gaps in how CMS supports state oversight of nursing home staffing. While CMS has provided new data tools to help states monitor staffing levels, including the Payroll Based Journal (PBJ) system, the report finds that crucial information is...

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June 16, 2025

Preview Your CMS QPP Performance Information

CMS opened the Doctors and Clinicians Preview Period on Tuesday, May 27, 2025. This gives clinicians and groups the ability to review their 2023 Quality Payment Program (QPP) performance information before it’s publicly reported on the profile pages of clinicians and groups on the Medicare.gov compare tool...

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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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August 7, 2026

MVP Adoption Survey Now Open

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) invites all Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) reporting practices to share their experiences with MIPS Value Pathways (MVP) reporting.

JAMDA

July 3, 2026

Patient-Driven Grouping Model and Home Health Use Among Traditional Medicare Beneficiaries

In January 2020, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services implemented the Patient-Driven Groupings Model (PDGM), the most substantial revision to Medicare's home health (HH) prospective payment system since its introduction in 2000. PDGM shortened the payment period from 60 to 30 days and elim...

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September 13, 2024

PALTmed Submits Comments on 2025 Physician Fee Schedule

Last week, the Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medical Association (PALTmed) submitted comments to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) for the Calendar Year 2025 Physician Fee Schedule Proposed rule. For 2025, CMS is proposing a cut to physician payment by 2.80% with a reduction of the con...