HHS & DEA extend telemedicine flexibilities for prescribing controlled medications through 2026. This action ensures that patients who rely on telemedicine, including seniors, rural residents, people with disabilities, and individuals receiving treatment for mental health conditions or substance use disorder, can continue accessing care without interruption.
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In case you missed it, this is recent communication from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. Subscribe to their email lists to keep up to date on all press and news releases.
New at CMS: Advancing Chronic Care with Effective, Scalable Solutions Model tests an outcome-aligned payment approach designed to give people with Original Medicare new options to improve their health and prevent and manage chronic disease with technology-supported care.
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) Value Pathways (MVPs) registration window for the 2025 performance year is closing. Individuals, groups, subgroups, and Alternative Payment Model (APM) Entities that wish to report an MVP can register or update an existing registration until December 1, 2025, at 8 p.m. ET.
In case you missed it, this is recent communication from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. Subscribe to their email lists to keep up to date on all press and news releases.
The application period, open from September 15 through November 5, 2025, invited every state to design a plan for transforming its rural health care system. Each proposal must outline how states intend to expand access, enhance quality, and improve outcomes for patients through sustainable, state-driven innovation.
CMS has issued its, Calendar Year 2026 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Final Rule, which includes policies for the Quality Payment Program for the 2026 performance year and beyond. This rule will be published on November 5, 2025, in the Federal Register.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicare Services has released Merit-based Incentive Payment System payment adjustment information for the 2024 performance period/2026 MIPS payment year.
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Administration for Community Living announced $60 million in new grant awards to states, territories, tribes, and local organizations supporting older adults and Americans with disabilities.