The next Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Home Health, Hospice & Durable Medical Equipment (DME) Open Door Forum is scheduled for Wednesday, August 10 at 2:00 PM ET. Please call at least 15 minutes prior to the forum start time. The following agenda is subject to change.

1. Opening Remarks
2. Announcements & Updates
3. 2023 Hospice Final Rule
   • Payment Rate Update
   • Hospice Quality Reporting Program Updates
4. Hospice Quality Reporting (QRP) Public Reporting Updates
5. Hospice Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (CAHPS) Survey Update
6. Home Health CAHPS
7. Home Health Public Reporting (Preview Reports and Star Rating Preview Reports) 
8. 2023 Home Health Rule
9. New/Updates and Resources
10. Expanded Home Health Value-Based Purchasing (HHVBP) Model Update
11. Open Q&A

Please send inquiries to HomeHealth_Hospice_DMEODF-L@cms.hhs.gov.

This call will be via conference call only. To participate by phone, call (888) 455-1397 and enter the passcode 5109694. Persons participating by phone do not need to RSVP. TTY Communications Relay Services are available for the hearing impaired. For TTY services dial 7-1-1 or (800) 855-2880. A Relay Communications Assistant will help.

An instant replay audio recording of this call can be accessed by calling (800) 396-1242 one hour after the call has ended. The recording expires on August 12 at 11:59 PM ET.