The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services will host a June 19 webinar on emergency preparedness for providers. The 90-minute webinar will cover topics and questions related to the agency’s 2016 final rule establishing new emergency preparedness requirements for Medicare and Medicaid-participating health care providers and suppliers; Section 1135 waivers; and lessons learned from the past year. To register for the 1 p.m. webinar, click here. Participants are encouraged to submit questions in advance to SCGEmergencyPrep@cms.hhs.gov.

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