Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Special Open Door Forum: The Advance Payment Initiative Tuesday, June 14, 2011; 2-3:30 PM Conference Call Only The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) will host a Special Open Door Forum on the Advance Payment Initiative under consideration at the CMS Innovation Center. The Innovation Center is considering an Advance Payment Initiative for those ACOs entering the Medicare Shared Savings Program to test whether and how pre-paying a portion of future shared saving could increase participation in the Medicare Shared Savings Program. More information is available on the Innovation Center website at www.innovations.cms.gov<http://www.innovations.cms.gov/>.
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