Physician Fee Schedule (PFS)/MACRA/QPP

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) on July 8 released the physician fee schedule (PFS) proposed rule for calendar year (CY) 2016.
On April 16, President Obama signed into law the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015 (MACRA).
Members of the House Republican and Democratic leadership this morning unveiled H.R. 2 legislation to permanently replace the Medicare physician sustainable growth rate formula.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Friday issued guidance for critical access hospitals and rural health centers with respect to the Physician Quality Reporting System 2013 reporting year and 2015 payment adjustment. Physicians and other eligible professionals must report certain…
The AHA Friday applauded the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality’s proposal to shorten the Clinician and Group Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems patient experience survey and agreed that the changes would reduce patient and provider burden.