Health Care Innovation Challenge Update

The Health Care Innovation Challenge will award up to $1 billion in total grants to applicants who can rapidly implement the most compelling new ideas to deliver better health, improved care and lower costs to people enrolled in Medicare, Medicaid and CHIP, particularly those with the highest health care needs.

Upcoming Webinars – December 6th and December 13th:

To learn more about the Innovation Challenge, CMS Innovation Center staff will be hosting two additional webinars. The first webinar will be held on Tuesday, December 6th, 2011 at 2pm ET to provide guidance on the application process with specific attention towards project proposal design. A second webinar will be held the following week, Tuesday, December 13, 2011 which will delve deeper into the application process with special focus on quality measurement and financial plans. More information about the December 13th webinar will be posted on the Innovation Center website shortly.

WHAT: Webinar: Health Care Innovation Challenge: Project Design Discussion
WHEN: Tuesday, December 6, 2011 at 2:00pm – 3:45pm (EST)
WEBCAST: http://www.visualwebcaster.com/event.asp?id=83923

Participants wishing to listen to audio must dial 877-261-8937 and enter code 31613148#. Reminder, participants will only be able to ask questions via chat feature online. A recording will be available following the webinar.

***For more information, including a fact sheet, FAQs and the Funding Opportunity Announcement, please see the Health Care Innovation Challenge initiative web site at: www.innovations.cms.gov or send your questions to InnovationChallenge@cms.hhs.gov.