Medicare Program to Host Town Hall Meeting on FY 2010 Add-on Payments for New Medical Services and Technologies

Summary

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) will host a Town Hall meeting on February 17, 2009, to discuss fiscal year 2010 applications for add-on payments for new medical services and technologies under the Hospital Inpatient Prospective Payment Systems, where attendees can share their comments and recommendations on whether these applications meet the substantial clinical improvement criterion.