Physician Fee Schedule (PFS)/MACRA/QPP
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RE: CMS-1693-P, Medicare Program; Revisions to Payment Policies under the Physician Fee Schedule and Other Revisions to Part B for CY 2019; Medicare Shared Savings Program Requirements; Quality Payment Program; and Medicaid Promoting Interoperability Program
Held Aug. 23, 2018
This webinar provides highlights and sought feedback on the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services' proposed rule to update physician fee schedule payments for calendar year 2019. The rule also includes several proposals to implement the quality payment program created by鈥
On July 12, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services issued a proposed rule that would update physician fee schedule payments for calendar year 2019. The rule also included several proposals to the quality payment program created by the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act. AHA鈥檚鈥
The House Energy and Commerce Health Subcommittee today held a hearing on the Merit-based Incentive Payment System, part of the Quality Payment Program for clinicians mandated by the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015.
Statement of the 黑料正能量 Association before the Subcommittee on Health of the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the U.S. House of Representatives providing input on the implementation of the Merit-based Incentive Payment System, which is part of the Quality Payment Program mandated by鈥
Please see the AHA Special Bulletin for a summary of the rule, including key takeaways for hospital and health system leaders, as well as AHA鈥檚 reaction.
Ninety-one percent of all clinicians eligible for the Merit-based Incentive Payment System participated in the first year of the Quality Payment Program.
The module will allow Medicare plans to request that their payment arrangements receive 鈥渁n other payer advanced APM determination鈥 as part of the Quality Payment Program mandated by the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act.
Clinicians participating in the Merit-based Incentive Payment System may apply through April 30 to participate in a Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services study on the burdens associated with reporting MIPS quality measures in 2018.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has released an updated tool to help clinicians determine if they must participate this year in the Merit-based Incentive Payment System, one of two payment pathways for clinicians under the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015.