MEDICARE PROVIDER FEEDBACK TOWN HALL MEETING

October 29, 2009

2:00 - 4:00 PM ET

 

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) requests your participation in a Town Hall meeting on October 29, 2009, from 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM (Eastern Time).  The meeting will be held via conference call as well as in the auditorium at the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, 7500 Security Boulevard, Baltimore, Maryland 21244. 

 

The purpose of the meeting is to capture individual provider feedback on relevant Fee-for-Service (FFS) Medicare policy and operational issues.  By doing so, we advance CMS' efforts to enhance our relationship with providers and suppliers.  This Town Hall meeting also provides a venue to allow CMS staff to engage individual providers and suppliers through the following year.  This meeting is open to all Medicare FFS providers and suppliers that participate in the Medicare program.

 

The agenda topics include: 5010, ICD-10, Medicare Contracting Reform: Lessons Learned from Medicare Administrative Contractor (MAC) Implementations, Recovery Audit Contractors (RACs), Provider Communications, and Program Integrity as noted in the September 25, 2009 Federal Register Notice.  Meeting agenda and discussion materials will be available to download at http://www.cms.hhs.gov/center/provider.asp by October 23, 2009.ࠠ CMS will conduct a discussion session at the meeting that offers meeting participants an opportunity to provide feedback on agenda topics.

 

Please note: Due to time constraints not all participants will have an opportunity to speak, but written submissions will be accepted at MFG@cms.hhs.gov through November 6, 2009.  CMS will give consideration to feedback received, but written responses will not be provided. 

 

 Meeting Registration Details

All participants must pre-register for the meeting through on-line registration located at http://registration.intercall.com/go/cms2. Registration will open on September 28, 2009 and will close on October 23, 2009.  Registered participants may be contacted for follow-up meetings to solicit additional individual opinions and clarify any issues that may arise during the October 29th Town Hall meeting.

 

Upon registering, you will receive a confirmation page to indicate the completion of your registration. Please print this page as your registration receipt. We encourage you to complete your registration as soon as possible.  Registration after 5:00 p.m. on October 23, 2009 will not be accepted. 

 

 Meeting Participation Details

All persons attending the meeting in person will be required to show a photographic identification (a valid driver's license or passport). Further details can be found in the September 25, 2009 Federal Register Notice.  All persons participating via conference call will receive dial-in information with their confirmation email.

 

 Additional Questions/Information

For questions or additional information about the Medicare Provider Feedback Town Hall Meeting, please send an email to MFG@cms.hhs.gov

 

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