On November 21, 2014, CMS is publishing a notice announcing that it will be holding a town hall meeting on February 3, 2015 to discuss fiscal year (FY) 2016 applications for add-on payments for new medical services and technologies under the Medicare hospital inpatient prospective payment system. Interested parties will have an opportunity to present comments and data regarding whether the FY 2016 new medical services and technologies applications meet the substantial clinical improvement criterion.