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Repeal of MIPS – Recommendation to Congress, MedPAC 12 to 4 Vote
A top Congressional advisory body has voted to recommend that Congress repeal the Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) and replace it with a simpler quality reporting system that would not be mandatory in the way that MIPS is.
The 14-2 vote by members of the Medicare Payment Advisory Committee (MedPAC) was criticized by some provider stakeholder groups on the grounds that MIPS was well underway, that many providers had invested significant time and resources into participation, and that MedPAC’s alternative program would not be consistent with the legislative intention of the MACRA law that created MIPS.
Anders Gilberg, vice president of government affairs for the Medical Group Management Association (MGMA), issued a statement opposing the move by MedPAC.
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Report to Congress Recommends MIPS Overhaul
The Medicare Payment Advisory Commission’s (MedPAC) June Report to the Congress addresses (among other things) issues it sees with the Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) — one of two paths in the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ (CMS) Quality Payment Program, and a provision of the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act (MACRA). “As […]
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Trump Addresses Congress on Healthcare Reform
During a Joint Address to Congress, Feb. 28, President Trump called on Democrats and Republicans to repeal and replace Obamacare with reforms that expand choice, increase access, lower costs, and provider better healthcare. “Mandating every American to buy government-approved health insurance was never the right solution for our country,
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Hospital Industry Warns Trump, Congress About ACA Repeal Impact
The hospital industry wants President-elect Donald Trump and congressional leaders to preserve coverage gains when repealing the Affordable Care Act (ACA) and, if not, they want legislators to repeal funding reductions for hospital services in the ACA. In a letter to the incoming administration and another to Congress, the American Hospital Association (AHA) and Federation of American […]
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