Upcoming Virtual Events Roundup
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Now Available: 2026 MIPS Payment Adjustment Information
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.
Complete WEDI’s Fall 2025 Interoperability and Prior Auth Survey
WEDI is conducting this follow up survey on the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Interoperability and Prior Authorization Final Rule (CMS-0057-F), and they need your help!
Value-Based Care in Action: CMS’s GUIDE Model for Caregiver Support
NOW on-demand, Value-Based Care Insights host Daniel J. Marino speaks with Seth Hyman, Co-Founder and Partner at JVS Health. Together, they explore the goals of the GUIDE model, why CMS is prioritizing dementia care, and how health systems can prepare to implement and benefit from this transformative initiative.
AI Will Soon Have a Say in Approving or Denying Medicare Treatments
By Lauren Sausser & Darius Tahir – Taking a page from the private insurance industry’s playbook, the Trump administration will launch a program next year to find out how much money an artificial intelligence algorithm could save the federal government by denying care to Medicare patients.
Making the CMS Pledges Real: The Role of Multi-Stakeholder Initiatives
By Tony Schueth – The CMS pledge is big on vision but light on details about execution. That’s not unusual. Pledges are intended to inspire and drive change and innovation, but they do not provide a step-by-step playbook for achieving a goal.
Building “Excellent Health Outcomes for All” with AI Tools
By Deepan Vashi – Rebranding of the Health Equity Index reward brings new opportunities and challenges to Star ratings program. The name change reflects the agency’s “goal of ensuring exceptional care for all enrollees,” according to the CMS April 2025 capitation rate announcement.
Monday Morning Rounds with CMS
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 High Stakes of Information Blocking: Compliance, Competition, & Consequences
By Mary Griskewicz – Enforcement of information blocking has moved from concept to practice. On September 3, 2025, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services press release signaled an active enforcement posture and directed more resources to curb practices that interfere with the access, exchange, or use of electronic health information.