"Medicare Shared Savings Program Electronic Application Process through Health Plan Management System (HPMS)" Call Thu Mar 8; 1:30-3pm ET
On Thu Oct 20, CMS issued a final rule under the Affordable Care Act to establish the Medicare Shared Savings Program. On Thu March 8, CMS will host a call to discuss how to submit your electronic application for the Medicare Shared Savings Program through the Health Plan Management System (HPMS). Information about the application process is available on the Shared Savings Program website at http://www.CMS.gov/sharedsavingsprogram/37_Application.asp. Call participants are encouraged to review the site prior to the call. Target Audience: Medicare fee-for-service (FFS) providers interested in participating in the Medicare Shared Saving Program Presentation: We will post the presentation before the call at http://www.CMS.gov/sharedsavingsprogram/40_Events.asp Participation Instructions: No registration is necessary for this call. In order to participate, dial in to 877-267-1577 at the time of the call and use meeting ID #0796. The conference line will open 15 minutes prior to the call. ________________________________ It's Not too Late to Give and Get the Flu Vaccine. Take advantage of each office visit and protect your patients against the seasonal flu. Medicare will continue to pay for the seasonal flu vaccine and its administration for all Medicare beneficiaries through the entire flu season. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) also recommends that patients, healthcare workers and caregivers be vaccinated against the seasonal flu. Protect your patients. Protect your family. Protect yourself. Get the Flu Vaccine-Not the Flu. Remember - The flu vaccine plus its administration are covered Part B benefits. CMS has posted the 2011-2012 seasonal flu vaccine payment limits at http://www.CMS.gov/McrPartBDrugAvgSalesPrice/10_VaccinesPricing.asp. Note that the flu vaccine is NOT a Part D-covered drug. For more information on coverage and billing of the flu vaccine and its administration, as well as related educational provider resources, visit http://www.CMS.gov/MLNProducts/35_PreventiveServices.asp and http://www.cms.gov/immunizations. ________________________________ Note: If you have problems accessing any hyperlink in this message, please copy and paste the URL into your Internet browser. If you know someone who would like to subscribe to a Medicare Fee-For-Service (FFS) provider listserv, go to (http://www.cms.gov/prospmedicarefeesvcpmtgen/downloads/Provider_Listservs.pdf). If you would like to unsubscribe from a specific provider listserv, please go to (https://list.nih.gov/cgi-bin/wa.exe?INDEX) to unsubscribe or to leave the appropriate listserv. Please DO NOT respond to this email. This email is a service of CMS and routed through an electronic mail server to communicate Medicare policy and operational changes and/or updates. Responses to this email are not routed to CMS personnel. Inquiries may be sent by going to (http://www.cms.gov/ContactCMS). Thank you.
