CMS to Hold Open Door Forum on Medicaid MLTSS Expenditures on July 17 at 2pm EDT

According to an announcement by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), the agency is holding an Open Door Forum call focused on Managed LTSS Expenditures, their LTSS Expenditures Report, and an MFP Report from the Field. See below for details.

The next CMS Long-Term Services and Supports Open Door Forum scheduled for:  

Date:  Tuesday, July 17, 2018

Start Time:  2:00 PM Eastern Time (ET);

To participate by phone:

Dial: 1-800-857-1738 & Reference Passcode: 7785347

Please dial-in at least 15 minutes before call start time.

Conference Leaders: Jodie Sumeracki, CMCS and Jill Darling, CMS Office of Communications

**This Agenda is Subject to Change**

I. Opening Remarks

Chair – Jodie Sumeracki (CMCS)

Moderator – Jill Darling (OC)

II. Announcements & Updates

• Recent Findings on Medicaid LTSS Expenditures and Use
• 2016 Long Term Services and Supports Expenditure Report (https://www.medicaid.gov/medicaid/ltss/downloads/reports-and-evaluations/ltssexpenditures2016.pdf)
• Money Follows the Person (MFP) Report from the Field (https://www.medicaid.gov/medicaid/ltss/downloads/money-follows-the-person/hcbsasadiversiontoiltc.pdf

III. Open Q&A

**DATE IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE** 

Next ODF: TBD

For questions, please email: [email protected]

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This Open Door Forum is not intended for the press, and the remarks are not considered on the record. If you are a member of the Press, you may listen in but please refrain from asking questions during the Q & A portion of the call. If you have inquiries, please contact CMS at [email protected]. Thank you.

Open Door Participation Instructions:

This call will be Conference Call Only.

To participate by phone:

Dial: 1-800-857-1738 & Reference Passcode: 7785347

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 1-800-855-2880. A Relay Communications Assistant will help.

Instant Replay Plus: 800-685-9501; Passcode: 7785347

Instant Replay Plus is an audio recording of this call that can be accessed by dialing 1-800-685-9501 beginning 1 hour after the call has ended. The recording expires after 3 business days.

For ODF schedule updates and E-Mailing List registration, visit our website at http://www.cms.gov/OpenDoorForums/.