WASHINGTON, Oct. 2 -- The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services issued the following press release:
CMS Convenes Certified Independent Dispute Resolution Entity Leaders to Discuss Ways to Improve the Federal Program
On Thursday, October 1, 2026, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) convened leaders from across the federal government and from certified independent dispute resolution (IDR) entities to discuss issues impacting the federal IDR process. CMS Administrator Dr. Mehmet Oz, Department of Labor Assistant Secretary Daniel Aronowitz, and officials from the Departments of Health and Human Services, Labor, and the Treasury (the Departments) met with representatives from all certified IDR entities to address the increasi...