Physician Fee Schedule (PFS)/MACRA/QPP
On June 20, the CMS issued a proposed rule updating the requirements of the quality payment program for physicians and other eligible clinicians mandated by the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015.
Issue Brief: Physician Quality Payment Program
The AHA yesterday said the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ proposed rule for the 2015 Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act – or MACRA – continues the “incremental, flexible implementation approach called for by hospitals, health systems and the more than 500,000 employed…
The CMS late yesterday issued a proposed rule updating the requirements of the quality payment program for physicians and other eligible clinicians mandated by the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015.
AHA letter to MedPAC
Press Release
Statement on CMS' New Bundled Payments for Cardiac Care and Hip Fractures Final Rule
Tom Nickels
American Hospital Association
Executive Vice President
Government Relations and Public Policy
The AHA today released an updated PowerPoint slide deck to help hospital leaders, clinicians and trustees prepare for the new Medicare physician quality payment program, for which performance measurement starts in 2017 under the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act.
On Nov. 18, the CMS published its final rule for calendar year 2017 with changes to the Medicare physician fee schedule and other revisions under Medicare Part B.
On Oct. 14, the CMS published a final rule implementing key provisions of the new quality payment program for physicians and other professionals mandated by the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015.