The next CMS Low Income Health Access Open Door Forum

The next CMS Low Income Health Access Open Door Forum is scheduled for:

DATE:                                    Wednesday, November 18, 2015

START TIME:                        2:00 – 3:00 PM Eastern Standard Time (EST)

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

Conference Leaders:  John Rigg and Janet Miller

“This Agenda Is Subject To Change”

• Opening Remarks

Chair – John Rigg, HRSA, Office of Policy Analysis

Moderator – Janet Miller, CMS, Office of Communications

• Announcements and Updates:
• Revisions to the Medicare Cost Report for FQHC’s                                                                                                                                                
• New Medicaid Access Standards:  “Methods for Assuring Access to Covered Medicaid Services –CMS Final Rule with comment period:”http://www.medicaid.gov/medicaid-chip-program-information/by-topics/access-to-care/access.html

• Chronic Care Management (CCM) in Rural Health Centers (RHCs) and Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs) and Advanced Care Planning (ACP) in RHCs and FQHCs.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             
• Marketplace Open Enrollment Updates                                                                                                                                                                   

+ Shopping for different plans

+ Income tax filing and re-enrollment

+ Provider toolkit/new resources

Open Question and Answer

**Next ODF:  TBA**

Open Door Forum Participation Instructions:

This call will be Conference Call Only.

To participate by phone:Dial:  1-800-837-1935 and Reference Conference ID: 8125733Persons 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.

1. Encore:  Encore is an audio recording of this call that can be accessed by dialing: 1-855-859-2056, Conference ID:  8125733, beginning 2 hours after the call has ended.  The recording expires after 2 business days. 
2. For ODF schedule updates and E-mailing List registration, please visit our website at:  http://www.cms.gov/OpenDoorForums/.  

Thank You.