Going Public: CMS Sets June 28 Release Date for Providers' NPI Information
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) intends to make some of the information that providers submitted in their NPI application available to the public beginning on June 28. Learn what may and may not be released and steps you should take now if you have an NPI.
Help us monitor implementation of this new policy.
Voluntary Medicare Reporting Program Begins July 1
A new voluntary quality reporting program called the "Physician Quality Reporting Initiative" (PQRI) begins on July 1. Learn about the APA Practice Directorate's concerns as well as details of the program available to psychologists and other Medicare providers in this question-and-answer piece about the PQRI.
See questions and answers about the PQRI.
Questions and Answers on the Senate Parity Bill
In the next few weeks, the full Senate is expected to consider the Mental Health Parity Act (S. 558), a bill that would close loopholes in the current federal parity law.
Learn about this important piece of legislation.
Federal Agencies Respond to Provider Data Loss
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services and the Veterans Administration (VA) have taken steps recently to address the loss of computer-based provider data by a VA employee.
Learn what these federal agencies have done recently in response to the data loss.
