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Mandi Diamond: December 3, 2025
Grace period changes start on Jan 1 The National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) has announced an important change to the submission process for annual reporting under the Patient-Centered Medical Home (PCMH) recognition program. Beginning...
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Mandi Diamond: October 21, 2025
Frequently asked questions (and Mandi Diamond’s honest answers from the field) Bonus content from Ready, Set, Refresh! Five Touchstones of a...
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On July 15, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released the CY 2026 Proposed Rule for the Medicare Outpatient Prospective Payment...
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On July 14, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released the calendar year (CY) 2026 proposed rule for the Medicare Physician Fee...
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On June 30, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released the Calendar Year (CY) 2026 Home Health Prospective Payment System (HH PPS)...
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Mandi Diamond: August 29, 2025
The 2026 NCQA PCMH annual reporting landscape The National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) released significant updates to the...
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On July 31, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) finalized updates to the Transforming Episode Accountability Model (TEAM) in the...
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Second quarter 2025 Statewide Planning and Research Cooperative System (SPARCS) data submissions are due. In addition, the due dates for the third...
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Updated on July 9, 2025 The One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) — a major budget reconciliation bill passed by the U.S. House of Representatives in...
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New updates as of July 2 CMS has released Transforming Episode Accountability Model (TEAM) performance year (PY) 1 baseline period data to a second...
