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

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

Date: Thursday, July 7, 2016;

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

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

Conference Leaders: Carol Blackford, John Hammarlund and Jill Darling.

**This Agenda is Subject to Change**

I.  Opening Remarks

II.  Chair- Carol Blackford, (CM)

     Co-Chair – John Hammarlund, Regional Administrator, Seattle Regional Office

      Moderator – Jill Darling, Office of Communications

III.  Announcements & Updates

                  a.  Hospital and Critical Access Hospital (CAH) Changes to Promote Innovation,

                        Flexibility, and Improvement in Patient Care Proposed

                  b.   New Medicare Payment System for Clinical Diagnostic Laboratory Tests Based on

                        Private Payor Rates

IV.   Open Q&A

**DATE IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE**

Next ODF: August 18, 2016

***NEW Rural Health ODF email: RuralHealthODF@cms.hhs.gov***

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This Open Door Forum is not intended for the press, and the remarks are not considered on the record. 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 atPress@cms.hhs.gov. Thank you.

Open Door Forum Participation Instructions:

This call will be Conference Call Only.

1. To participate by phone:

Dial: 1-800-837-1935 & Reference Conference ID: 41537376

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.

Encore:  1-855-859-2056; Conference ID: 41537376

Encore is an audio recording of this call that can be accessed by dialing 1-855-859-2056 and entering the Conference ID. Encores for ODFs held on Thursdays can be accessed the following Monday. The recording is available for 3 business days.

For ODF schedule updates and E-Mailing List registration, visit our website at http://www.cms.gov/OpenDoorForums/.

Thank you.