The next CMS Rural Health Open Door Forum is scheduled for:

Date: Thursday, November 17, 2022

Start Time: 2:00pm-3:00pm Eastern Time (ET);

Please dial in at least 15 minutes prior to call start time.

Conference Leaders: Ing-Jye Cheng, John Hammarlund and Jill Darling.

**This Agenda is Subject to Change**

1. Opening Remarks
   1. Co-Chair- Ing-Jye Cheng, (Center for Medicare)
   2. Co-Chair – John Hammarlund, Deputy Director Local Engagement and Administration,  OPOLE
   3. Moderator – Jill Darling, Office of Communications

1. Announcements & Updates

• CMS Framework for Advancing Health Care in Rural, Tribal, and Geographically Isolated Communities
• OPPS Final Rule: Rural Emergency Hospital (REH) Conditions of Participation (CoPs) and CAH CoP changes
• REH Payment Policies
• Updates to OPPS and ASC payment rates
• Update on the CY 2023 Home Health Prospective Payment Rate Update Final Rule
• CY 2023 Physician Fee Schedule NPRM Final Updates
• Issues impacting RHCs under the Physician Fee Schedule

1. Open Q&A

**DATE IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE**

Next ODF: TBD

Email: [email protected]

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This Open Door Forum is open to everyone, but if you are a member of the Press, you may listen in but please refrain from asking questions during the Q & A portion of the call. If you have inquiries, please contact CMS at P[email protected]. Thank you.

Open Door Forum Participation Instructions:

This call will be Conference Call Only.

1. To participate by phone:

Dial: 1-888-455-1397 & Reference Conference Passcode: 5109694

Persons participating by phone are not required to RSVP. TTY Communications Relay Services are available for the Hearing Impaired.  For TTY services dial 7-1-1 or 1-800-855-2880. A Relay Communications Assistant will help.

Instant Replay: 1-800-513-1169; Conference Passcode: No Passcode Needed

Instant Replay is an audio recording of this call that can be accessed by dialing 1-800-513-1169. Instant Replay begins 1 hour after the call has ended. The recording expires November 19, 2022, 11:59 PM ET.

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Were you unable to attend the recent Rural Health ODF call? We encourage you to visit our CMS Podcasts and Transcript webpage where you can listen and view the most recent Rural Health ODF call. Both the audio and transcript will be posted to: https://www.cms.gov/Outreach-and-Education/Outreach/OpenDoorForums/PodcastAndTranscripts.html. Thank you.

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