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March 3, 2023
MIPS - Eligible Clinicians Can Start Submitting Their 2022 Data through March 31 The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has opened the data submission period for Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS)-eligible clinicians who...
Policy Snapshot
March 3, 2023
The March 2023 Interim Quarterly Confidential Feedback Reports for the fiscal year (FY) 2024 Skilled Nursing Facility Value-Based Purchasing (SNF VBP) Program are now available to download via the Quality Improvement and Evaluation System (QIES)/...
Policy Snapshot
February 24, 2023
A new Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) analysis describes trends in use and outcomes associated with waiving the three-day (two nights) stay requirement at an acute care hospital before discharge to a skilled nursing facility (SNF...
Policy Snapshot
February 24, 2023
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) seeks applications from Medicare-enrolled providers, suppliers, and Medicare accountable care organizations (ACOs) for the Bundled Payments for Care Improvement (BPCI) Advanced Model Year 7 ,...
Policy Snapshot
February 24, 2023
To help health care providers prepare for the end of the COVID-19 public health emergency (PHE) on May 11, 2023, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) published updates about how the Medicare, Medicaid, Children's Health Insurance...
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February 24, 2023
The Social Determinants of Health (SDOH) Information Exchange Toolkit is a new resource focused on identifying the Foundational Elements that can support successful and sustainable implementation of SDOH information exchange. The toolkit is designed...
Policy Snapshot
February 24, 2023
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) is now accepting applications from Medicare-enrolled providers, suppliers, and Medicare Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs) to participate in the forthcoming two-year extension of the Bundled...
Policy Snapshot
February 17, 2023
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced additional action to increase the transparency of nursing home ownership and management. The department issued a proposed rule to require nursing homes to disclose additional ownership and...
Policy Snapshot
February 17, 2023
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced additional action to increase the transparency of nursing home ownership and management. The department issued a proposed rule to require nursing homes to disclose additional ownership and...
Policy Snapshot
February 17, 2023
The Society, along with the American Medical Association (AMA) and 118 other leading medical societies, united in strong support of the meaningful prior authorization reforms proposed for Medicare Advantage and the Medicare prescription drug benefit...