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🔔 Reminder: Authorized Officials, Access Managers, and SEUs—your Short-Term Acute Care Hospital PEPPER is ready. 👉 Log in and download your report today: pepper.cbrpepper.org/index.html

Today, CMS released the Quality, Safety, & Oversight Memo outlining the risk-based survey process that directs state agencies’ limited resources where they are needed most — by focusing fewer resources on the nation’s higher-performing nursing homes so states can address issues in nursing homes where residents’ health and safety are at greater risk. More: cms.gov/newsroom/press…

📣 The FY 2025 Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility (IRF) PEPPER is now available in the PEPPER Portal. If you are a Staff End User, work with your Authorized Official or Access Manager to get access to the PEPPER business function in the Identity & Access Management System. pepper.cbrpepper.org/index.html

CMS is proposing reforms to Medicare’s physician payment and value-based care programs that would expand accountable care, modernize physician payment, reduce administrative burden, and help shift the healthcare system’s focus from treating illness to preventing it. More: cms.gov/newsroom/press…

FREE quality improvement support for Medicare providers — no cost, no red tape. The #QINQIO program is open NOW. Enroll today at go.cms.gov/4xQy6dR

CMS QIN-QIO 13th SOW transforms healthcare quality with A3C Model, advanced tech, customer-service approach. Benefits: reduced burden, real-time data, collaboration. Supporting #MAHA nationwide. Learn more: go.cms.gov/4xQy6dR

New Findings from ACO REACH: The first four performance years of the model showed reduced gross spending and improved quality of care for people with Medicare. Read more: go.cms.gov/aco-reach-3rd-…

📣 The FY 2025 Long-Term Acute Care Hospital (LTACH) PEPPER is now available in the PEPPER Portal. If you are a Staff End User, work with your Authorized Official or Access Manager to get access to the PEPPER business function in the Identity & Access Management System. pepper.cbrpepper.org/index.html

🔔 Reminder: Authorized Officials, Access Managers, and SEUs—your Hospice PEPPER is ready. 👉 Log in and download your report today: pepper.cbrpepper.org/index.html

Clinical Diagnostic Laboratories: The current data reporting period goes until July 31. Do you have questions about #CLFS data reporting? We've got answers and resources here: go.cms.gov/4u2VWRl

Every patient deserves care that helps—not care that could cause unnecessary harm. That's the goal of the WISeR Model: supporting evidence-based care while making prior authorization faster and simpler. Learn more: go.cms.gov/WISeR

Dialysis patients can't miss treatments, even during disasters. ESRD Networks& KHARES ensure continuity: national coordination + local action = quality care every day & life-saving support in emergencies. Supporting #AdvancingKidneyHealth goals. Learn more: lnkd.in/gWTxuUzY

Wishing everyone a safe and happy #FourthOfJuly as we celebrate America’s 250th! 🇺🇸🗽🎆 #IndependenceDay #America250

Today, CMS has announced a proposed rule that would revise payment policies and rates for hospital outpatient departments and ambulatory surgical centers beginning in Calendar Year 2027 to strengthen care quality, cut drug costs, and slash out-of-pocket expenses for Medicare beneficiaries. More: cms.gov/newsroom/press…

Protecting Medicare means protecting the people who count on it. CMS is proposing stronger safeguards for Medicare home health services—cracking down on fraud, waste, and abuse, protecting taxpayer dollars, and keeping bad actors out of the program. We're also expanding access to community-based palliative care, bringing more high-quality care to beneficiaries where they feel most comfortable—at home. Learn more: cms.gov/newsroom/press…

The Trump Administration is delivering big news in Medicare! Through the Medicare GLP-1 Bridge, eligible beneficiaries can access certain GLP-1 medications for weight management for just a $50 monthly copay. It's a new way to help more Americans access innovative treatments at a predictable, affordable cost. Talk to your doctor and learn more at Medicare.gov/GLP1Bridge

CMS launched QIN-QIO 13th SOW supporting #MAHA. Focus: chronic disease prevention, safer hospitals, mental health integration, reduced red tape & modern tech. From federal mandates to partnership with providers! go.cms.gov/4xQy6dR

ACF is partnering with @samhsagov and @CMSGov to support states in their efforts to: • Strengthen families • Prevent unnecessary foster care entry • Expand timely access to evidence-based treatment for the chronic disease of addiction More: acf.gov/cb/policy-guid…

Clinical Diagnostic Laboratories: The current data reporting period goes until July 31. Do you have questions about #CLFS data reporting? We've got answers and resources here: go.cms.gov/4u2VWRl

PEPPER is back! The Program for Evaluating Payment Patterns Electronic Report has been relaunched. Act now to be ready to access your PEPPER. Staff End Users: work with your AO or AM to get the PEPPER business function in the Identity & Access Management (I&A) System: nppes.cms.hhs.gov/IAWeb/warning.…