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MACRA, MIPS, and APMs: Succeed in 2017
The Medicare Access CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015 (MACRA) created a new Quality Payment Program for Medicare providers. Under MACRA, there are two possible tracks for participation: Advanced Alternative Payment Models (APM) Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) Advanced Alternative Payment Models To move providers from a volume-based payment system to a value-based style of payment, […]
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Experts Offer Provider Tips on MACRA
Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015 will shake how providers are reimbursed to the core, as they are paid based on the quality of care versus the quantity of care through a fee-for-service model. How are providers and others in the industry going to cope with this new law, which was passed with bi-partisan […]
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MACRA
On March 26, 2015, Congress passed the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015 (MACRA). This bipartisan bill accomplished a number of things, most notably repealing the sustainable growth rate formula methodology for updating the Medicare physician fee schedule (MPFS) and replacing it with new payment systems that incentivize care value or volume. Prior […]
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Physicians Need Help with MACRA
Physicians need help in order to stay independent, and AAPC Members are encouraged to learn more about MACRA and reporting requirements. AAPC is publishing materials to help members. A recent report published by Kareo shows survey results on how independent physicians are responding to the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act’s Quality Payment Program. The survey, […]
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MACRA Affects MACs Effective Immediately
The Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act (MACRA), enacted on April 16, 2015, extended Medicare administrative contractor (MAC) contract terms from five to 10 years. The legislation also requires the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to publish performance information on each MAC, to the extent that such information does not interfere with contract […]
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Remarks by Andy Slavitt: Keeping Medicare’s Promise with MACRA
Below are prepared remarks by Andy Slavitt, CMS Acting Administrator before the MACRA MIPS/APM Summit, Washington, D.C. on December 1, 2016. The full text can be read on the CMS Blog. This is an important way to understand the context behind MACRA. To build on the foundation we have begun on reforming the delivery system […]
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