Debra A. McCurdy
On June 24, 2010, CMS is holding a Special Open Door Forum provider call on the Medicare Shared Savings Program/Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs).
CMS is hosting a national provider conference call June 15, 2010 on "ICD-10 Implementation in a 5010 Environment."
CMS is holding a public meeting on July 22, 2010 to receive public comments.
The OIG and DOJ have released the "Health Care Fraud and Abuse Control Program Annual Report for Fiscal Year 2009."
On May 11, 2010, CMS published a final rule correcting several technical and typographical errors in the final 2010 Medicare physician fee schedule rule with comment period that appeared in the November 25, 2009 Federal Register, as well as errors in the December 10, 2009 correction notice to the final rule.
CMS is hosting a Special Open Door Forum May 19, 2010 to discuss a variety of Medicare provider enrollment issues.
CMS has issued guidance to State Medicaid Directors on the Medicaid prescription drug rebate provisions of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA).
On May 26, 2010, CMS is hosting a "Nationwide Section 935 Limitation on Recoupment Call for all Providers."
On April 19, 2010, HHS published a notice announcing the creation of the "Office of Consumer Information and Insurance Oversight" within the HHS Office of the Secretary."
The Senate is scheduled to consider H.R. 4851, the Continuing Extension Act of 2010, on April 12, 2010 when it returns from its Easter recess.