| Upcoming Non-Emergency Medical Transportation Listening Session Dear Non-Emergency Medical Transportation Partners, CMS will host the final listening session centered on non-emergency medical transportation (NEMT). Through this listening session, CMS would like to obtain your input regarding potential practices for improving Medicaid program integrity for NEMT. Please find below the timing of the final session along with a link for you to complete registration. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar. For questions or concerns, please contact nemtengagement@mitre.org. Thank you! CMCS NEMT Team ___________________________________________________________________ NEMT Listening Session 4: Economic Factors and Cost Containment Challenges in NEMT Date: April 28, 2022 Time: 2:00-3:30 PM EST In this session, we are seeking your input on economics and cost containment, including topics such as: - Transportation related expenses and direct payments
- Meals, lodging and payment for an attendant
- Transportation for beneficiaries with challenging behaviors
- Direct payments to beneficiaries, family, and volunteer drivers
- Broker conflict of interest (COI)
- Broker prohibition on providing transportation
Register in advance for this webinar: https://cms.zoomgov.com/webinar/register/WN_oil0aGwYQ--DXmWupWPqrA ___________________________________________________________________ After the Public Health Emergency: Changes to Home and Community-Based Services and Delivery Methods Webinar Date: May 11, 2022 Time: 1:30-3:00 PM EST Conference Line: 1-800-719-7514; Access Code: 267135# Please note closed captioning will be available. In this webinar we will: - Discuss changes selected states anticipated making to 1915(c) Home and Community-Based Services (HCBS) programs as a result of positive State experiences with changes made through the 1915(c) Waiver Appendix K Amendment process during the Public Health Emergency (PHE);
- Share additional changes states planned as a result of broader stakeholder experiences during the COVID-19 pandemic;
- Hear from two states about their experiences and plans for changes and initiatives; and
- Discuss how states can use the information discussed in this presentation to consider changes they may make after the PHE.
Following the presentation, CMS and state presenters will take questions from webinar participants. Register in advance for this webinar: https://neweditions.adobeconnect.com/afterthepublichealthemergency22/event/registration.html ___________________________________________________________________ Next Data Submission Period for the CAHPS® Home and Community-Based Services Survey: August 8–26, 2022 Users of the Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems Home and Community-Based Services (HCBS CAHPS) Survey can submit their data to the HCBS CAHPS Database from August 8–26, 2022. Note that the submission timeline for 2022 is earlier than it was last year. All survey data collected from July 1, 2018–December 31, 2021, can be submitted to the Database. Participation will facilitate comparisons of HCBS CAHPS Survey findings by individual states and HCBS program types. Participation is free, voluntary, and open to all HCBS CAHPS Survey users. CMS is providing advanced notice to ensure states, managed care plans, and supporting entities have adequate time to prepare data use agreements and database submissions. In preparation for uploading information to the Database, HCBS CAHPS Survey users are encouraged to download and complete the HCBS CAHPS Database Data Use Agreement as soon as possible. Users may submit it before August 8, 2022, to HCBSCAHPSDatabase@Westat.com. The HCBS CAHPS Database is a joint project of CMS and the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ). Learn more about the submission requirements. The HCBS CAHPS survey versions eligible for submission are: - Adult Survey 1.0 and
- Adult Survey 1.0 with the supplemental Employment Module.
For more information about the HCBS CAHPS Database, contact 855-580-4657 or HCBSCAHPSDatabase@Westat.com. For technical assistance with HCBS CAHPS implementation, contact HCBSmeasures@Lewin.com. | 
