The Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) provides a monthly newsletter for small practices. The newsletter provides relevant updates and information for small practices participating in the Quality Payment Program (QPP) for your continued participation and success. Some highlights:

We are excited to bring you some news to share with your clients, patients and their families!

If your practice received more than $10,000 in provider relief funds and did not submit your Period 2 report, please act immediately by submitting a late Reporting Period 2 report request by Friday, May 13, 2022 at 11:59 pm ET.

Healthy Opportunities Update: Effective Sunday, May 1, 2022, qualifying Medicaid Standard Plan members in 33 North Carolina counties may receive housing and transportation services in addition to food services which became available March 15. 

Join us for a variety of Medicaid Managed Care webinars this month!

The Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021 established several new requirements for providers, facilities, and providers of air ambulance services to protect consumers from surprise medical bills. These requirements are collectively referred to as “No Surprises” rules and apply to all providers.

NC DHHS has revised the COVID-19 Dashboard,  which was launched in late March. Because no single metric tells the whole story, several were selected:

If you are seeing changes in reimbursements for Medicare services, it may be related to the sequestration payment adjustments.

You are invited to participate in Medicaid Quality Improvement Work with NC AHEC — your gateway to Population Health Improvement and Shared Savings!

In late March, NCDHHS held a 'Virtual Office Hours' event covering Provider Enrollment Hot Topics and Reminders.