Industry Note: AIC Thresholds Increase in 2020

Why This Topic Matters

These kinds of CMS calendar and threshold updates can affect appeal filing timing, federal court access, and quality reporting workflow planning for Medicare-participating facilities. Keeping current helps organizations avoid missed deadlines and understand whether their cases or submissions fall under updated administrative requirements.

Article Sections

1. AIC threshold updates for Medicare appeals

   This section covers CMS’s annual adjustment to amount-in-controversy thresholds for Medicare appeal activity, including the types of review venues referenced in the notice.

2. Extended QRP submission deadline

   This section addresses a CMS deadline extension affecting certain facility quality reporting programs and notes the provider settings and reporting workflow references included in the update.