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Welcome to the Google Group for CMS Blue Button 2.0 API. Please refer to our website for more information: bluebutton.cms.gov.

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Developer Group for CMS Blue Button API2

Jan 29

Removing Provider Tax Identification Numbers

After further review, we have determined that providers' Tax Identification Numbers (TINs) will

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Removing Provider Tax Identification Numbers

After further review, we have determined that providers' Tax Identification Numbers (TINs) will

Jan 29

Developer Group for CMS Blue Button API2

10/27/25

Government shutdown status

Hello Blue Button Community, Due to the government shutdown, CMS is not holding meetings or calls

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Government shutdown status

Hello Blue Button Community, Due to the government shutdown, CMS is not holding meetings or calls

10/27/25

Developer Group for CMS Blue Button API2

Jan 28

Known Issue: Logged in users may be unable to complete BB2 authorization flow

Hello Blue Button API Community - We are following up on this to let you know that this issue has

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Known Issue: Logged in users may be unable to complete BB2 authorization flow

Hello Blue Button API Community - We are following up on this to let you know that this issue has

Jan 28

Developer Group for CMS Blue Button API

9/12/25

Join us for the next Developer Office Hours: October 28 12-1PM ET

Thanks to everyone who has joined our office hours sessions so far! These have been valuable for our

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Join us for the next Developer Office Hours: October 28 12-1PM ET

Thanks to everyone who has joined our office hours sessions so far! These have been valuable for our

9/12/25

Developer Group for CMS Blue Button API4

12/2/25

Coming Soon: Support for SMART App Launch v2.2

Please note that the SMART App Launch v2.2.0 updates are now in effect in the production environment.

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Coming Soon: Support for SMART App Launch v2.2

Please note that the SMART App Launch v2.2.0 updates are now in effect in the production environment.

12/2/25

Developer Group for CMS Blue Button API3

8/27/25

Scheduled BB2 API Downtime

The scheduled maintenance has successfully completed and service is fully restored for the API in the

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Scheduled BB2 API Downtime

The scheduled maintenance has successfully completed and service is fully restored for the API in the

8/27/25

Developer Group for CMS Blue Button API2

8/14/25

The BB2 API team is investigating a degradation in service

Hello BB2 API Users, We are happy to report that the issue has been resolved. Services have been

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The BB2 API team is investigating a degradation in service

Hello BB2 API Users, We are happy to report that the issue has been resolved. Services have been

8/14/25

Developer Group for CMS Blue Button API, Yuri Fukuda4

8/27/25

Join us for Developer Office Hours for Blue Button 2.0 API users on 8/26!

Hello Yuri - Unfortunately, the office hours session was not recorded. However, we do plan to hold

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Join us for Developer Office Hours for Blue Button 2.0 API users on 8/26!

Hello Yuri - Unfortunately, the office hours session was not recorded. However, we do plan to hold

8/27/25

Developer Group for CMS Blue Button API5

6/23/25

Scheduled Blue Button 2.0 Downtime

The scheduled maintenance has successfully completed and service is fully restored for the API in the

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Scheduled Blue Button 2.0 Downtime

The scheduled maintenance has successfully completed and service is fully restored for the API in the

6/23/25

Developer Group for CMS Blue Button API2

6/25/25

Join us July 15-17, 2025 at the virtual CMS HL7 FHIR Connectathon!

Reminder: Registration for the Connectathon closes on Monday, June 30. Join us and other CMS teams

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Join us July 15-17, 2025 at the virtual CMS HL7 FHIR Connectathon!

Reminder: Registration for the Connectathon closes on Monday, June 30. Join us and other CMS teams

6/25/25

Developer Group for CMS Blue Button API2

5/19/25

Request for Information; Health Technology Ecosystem

Hello Blue Button 2.0 Community, Following up to our post on the RFI, there will be a Q/A session

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Request for Information; Health Technology Ecosystem

Hello Blue Button 2.0 Community, Following up to our post on the RFI, there will be a Q/A session

5/19/25

Developer Group for CMS Blue Button API

4/28/25

Synthetic user account updates

Hi Blue Button 2.0 API Community, In order to accommodate infrastructure changes and to simplify the

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Synthetic user account updates

Hi Blue Button 2.0 API Community, In order to accommodate infrastructure changes and to simplify the

4/28/25

Developer Group for CMS Blue Button API

4/11/25

Terms of Service Reminder

Hi Blue Button 2.0 Community, This is a reminder that the Blue Button 2.0 Terms of Service states

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Terms of Service Reminder

Hi Blue Button 2.0 Community, This is a reminder that the Blue Button 2.0 Terms of Service states

4/11/25

Developer Group for CMS Blue Button API3

4/16/25

Join us at the first Developer Office Hours for Blue Button 2.0 API users on 4/15!

Thanks to everyone who joined us for our first Developer Office Hours. We were excited to host

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Join us at the first Developer Office Hours for Blue Button 2.0 API users on 4/15!

Thanks to everyone who joined us for our first Developer Office Hours. We were excited to host

4/16/25

Developer Group for CMS Blue Button API

12/11/24

Release notes: expiration date availability and new /revoke endpoint

Hello Blue Button 2.0 Community, Following our announcement about the authorization time limit

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Release notes: expiration date availability and new /revoke endpoint

Hello Blue Button 2.0 Community, Following our announcement about the authorization time limit

12/11/24

CMS BlueButtonAPI

10/3/24

Invite sent in error: please disregard

Apologies if you received a Google Meet invite - this was sent out in error. Please disregard. - The

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Invite sent in error: please disregard

Apologies if you received a Google Meet invite - this was sent out in error. Please disregard. - The

10/3/24

Developer Group for CMS Blue Button API

8/14/24

Blue Button 2.0 authorization screen now available in Spanish

Hello Blue Button 2.0 Community, As of today, the Blue Button 2.0 authorization screen is available

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Blue Button 2.0 authorization screen now available in Spanish

Hello Blue Button 2.0 Community, As of today, the Blue Button 2.0 authorization screen is available

8/14/24

Developer Group for CMS Blue Button API2

6/4/24

Action Required: Updates to Blue Button 2.0 authorization time limits

Apologies if you are having difficulty seeing the screenshots in the above post. They are added here

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Action Required: Updates to Blue Button 2.0 authorization time limits

Apologies if you are having difficulty seeing the screenshots in the above post. They are added here

6/4/24

Developer Group for CMS Blue Button API

5/29/24

Scheduled Medicare.gov downtime

Hello, Medicare.gov will be experiencing scheduled downtime on Thursday, May 30th at 10pm EST until

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Scheduled Medicare.gov downtime

Hello, Medicare.gov will be experiencing scheduled downtime on Thursday, May 30th at 10pm EST until

5/29/24

Developer Group for CMS Blue Button API

5/15/24

FYI: Cipher updates in production coming 5/27/24

Hello, Akamai, which the Blue Button 2.0 API utilizes, is making an update to their required Ciphers.

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FYI: Cipher updates in production coming 5/27/24

Hello, Akamai, which the Blue Button 2.0 API utilizes, is making an update to their required Ciphers.

5/15/24

Developer Group for CMS Blue Button API

12/6/23

FYI: State Medicaid Agency (SMA) Endpoint Directory

Of potential interest to developers working with Blue Button 2.0: In compliance with the 2020 CMS

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FYI: State Medicaid Agency (SMA) Endpoint Directory

Of potential interest to developers working with Blue Button 2.0: In compliance with the 2020 CMS

12/6/23

Developer Group for CMS Blue Button API

9/7/23

ONC and CMS Webinar October 18: Enabling Patient Access to Health Data for Actionable Results

Members of this group may be interested in an upcoming free webinar hosted by the Health and Human

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ONC and CMS Webinar October 18: Enabling Patient Access to Health Data for Actionable Results

Members of this group may be interested in an upcoming free webinar hosted by the Health and Human

9/7/23

Developer Group for CMS Blue Button API

7/20/23

New ‘expire authenticated user’ endpoint available for use in sandbox environment

A new endpoint is now available for testing in the Blue Button 2.0 sandbox. The 'expire

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New ‘expire authenticated user’ endpoint available for use in sandbox environment

A new endpoint is now available for testing in the Blue Button 2.0 sandbox. The 'expire

7/20/23

Developer Group for CMS Blue Button API

7/18/23

Announcement: Synthetic User Account Improvements

Our first 10000 synthetic user accounts have been replaced with a new data set, based on feedback

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Announcement: Synthetic User Account Improvements

Our first 10000 synthetic user accounts have been replaced with a new data set, based on feedback

7/18/23

Developer Group for CMS Blue Button API

1/4/23

Updates to Blue Button 2.0 API: service date bug fix, improved app listing page, additions to our terms of service

Hello Blue Button 2.0 Community, We recently released some updates to functionality and documentation

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Updates to Blue Button 2.0 API: service date bug fix, improved app listing page, additions to our terms of service

Hello Blue Button 2.0 Community, We recently released some updates to functionality and documentation

1/4/23

Developer Group for CMS Blue Button API2

2/2/23

Blue Button API Data Pause for 2-4 Weeks Starting January 2, 2023

Hello Blue Button 2.0 Community, Weekly data updates resumed The Blue Button 2.0 API team is happy to

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Blue Button API Data Pause for 2-4 Weeks Starting January 2, 2023

Hello Blue Button 2.0 Community, Weekly data updates resumed The Blue Button 2.0 API team is happy to

2/2/23

Developer Group for CMS Blue Button API

12/21/22

New! Blue Button API SDKs and updated resources page

Hello Blue Button 2.0 Community, We're excited to announce some new developer tools and resources

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New! Blue Button API SDKs and updated resources page

Hello Blue Button 2.0 Community, We're excited to announce some new developer tools and resources

12/21/22

Rachel Lorencz2

12/19/22

Data Reversion and Delay: Part D contract data missing

Hello Blue Button 2.0 Community, As of today, the Beneficiary FHIR Data Server (BFD) has resolved the

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Data Reversion and Delay: Part D contract data missing

Hello Blue Button 2.0 Community, As of today, the Beneficiary FHIR Data Server (BFD) has resolved the

12/19/22

12/7/22

Data Refresh Completed

Hello Blue Button 2.0 Community, Weekly claims data updates were successfully loaded by our upstream

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Data Refresh Completed

Hello Blue Button 2.0 Community, Weekly claims data updates were successfully loaded by our upstream

12/7/22

12/5/22

Data Refresh Delay

Hello Blue Button 2.0 Community, Weekly claims data updates were not successfully loaded by our

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Data Refresh Delay

Hello Blue Button 2.0 Community, Weekly claims data updates were not successfully loaded by our

12/5/22

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