CMS Releases Detailed Summary of MACRA – Quality Payment Program

The link below provides a summary of CMS’s proposed rule and outlines the key provisions of the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015 (MACRA) which includes two paths – Merit-Based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) and Alternative Payment Models (APMs). Physician and clinician performance measurement is set to begin January 2017 with payment adjustments based on those measures starting in 2019.

https://www.cms.gov/Medicare/Quality-Initiatives-Patient-Assessment-Instruments/Value-Based-Programs/MACRA-MIPS-and-APMs/NPRM-QPP-Fact-Sheet.pdf