The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) just announced that there will be an Ambulance Open Door Forum held on Tuesday, September 24, at 2:00 p.m. (eastern). The agenda for the call includes updates on the Accountable Care Act (ACA) Marketplace website re-launch, ACA implementation and the BLS nonemergency dialysis reduction. There will also be a question and answer session. To participate on the Forum, dial 1-800-837-1935 and provide the operator with the conference ID number of 14973826 and your name, organization name and the state from which you are calling. Below are more details on the Forum.

CMS Ambulance Open Door Forum
Date: Tuesday, September 24, 2013
Time: 2:00 to 3:00 p.m. (eastern)
Conference Call Number: 1-800-837-1935
Conference ID: 14973826
Conference Leaders: Dr. Bill Rogers/Anne Hauswald/Jill Darling

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ENCORE: Call Number 1-855-859-2056; Conference ID Number of 14973826. "Encore" is a recording of this call that can be accessed by dialing 1-855-859-2056 and entering the Conference ID number of 14973826. You can access the recording of the call from Tuesday, September 24, after 5:00 p.m. (eastern) through Thursday, September 26.

CMS also announced that the next Ambulance Open Door Forum will be held on November 20.