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WEDI Issues Recommendations to CMS on QHP Directory Pilot. WEDI submitted its Member Position Advisory (MPA) report, done at the request of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), on the CMS Qualified Health Plan (QHP) Directory Pilot underway in Oklahoma. WEDI’s MPA process is designed to collect feedback from its members on critical…

CMS Awards Contract to Develop National Provider Directory. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) awarded a 5-year contract of nearly $78 million to H1 Insights, Inc. to provide professional information technology services supporting the development of a National Provider Directory (NPD). The contract scope of work for H1 Insight includes supporting two core…

CMS Announces Participants in GENEROUS Drug Payment Model. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Innovation Center announced that all 50 states, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico have applied to participate in the GENErating cost Reductions fOr U.S. Medicaid (GENEROUS) Model. The model offers participants an initiative to provide discount pricing for…

WEDI Submits Comments on Digital Quality Measurement RFI. WEDI submitted comments to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) on the “Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources® (FHIR®)-Based Digital Quality Measurement in the Quality Payment Program and Other CMS Quality Programs – Request for Information” (RFI) in the 2027 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule proposed rule. WEDI…