Many observers view the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015 (MACRA) as a game changer for the delivery and payment of health care services.
On Oct. 14, 2016 the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services...more
11/2/2016
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Alternative Payment Models (APM) ,
CEHRT ,
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) ,
Electronic Health Record Incentives ,
Health Care Providers ,
Healthcare ,
Medicaid ,
Medicare ,
Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization (MACRA) ,
MIPS ,
Physician Medicare Reimbursements ,
Physicians ,
PQRS ,
Quality Payment Program (QPP)
On Oct. 14, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) published a final rule with comment period implementing the bipartisan Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015 (MACRA). The nearly 2,400 pages of...more
11/1/2016
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Alternative Payment Models (APM) ,
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) ,
Comment Period ,
Electronic Health Record Incentives ,
Fee-for-Service ,
Final Rules ,
Health Care Providers ,
Healthcare ,
Meaningful Use ,
Medicare ,
Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization (MACRA) ,
Medicare Part B ,
Medicare Shared Savings Program ,
MIPS ,
Physician Medicare Reimbursements ,
Physicians ,
PQRS ,
Quality Payment Program (QPP) ,
Sustainable Growth Rate (SGR)
On April 27, 2016, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) posted a pre-publication version of a proposed rule implementing changes to Medicare payment for physician services authorized under the bipartisan...more
5/2/2016
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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) ,
Comment Period ,
Electronic Health Record Incentives ,
Fee-for-Service ,
Health Care Providers ,
Medicare ,
Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization (MACRA) ,
MIPS ,
Physicians ,
PQRS
On September 28, 2015, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) published a Request for Information (RFI) seeking stakeholder comments related to innovative physician payment models required by the Medicare Access...more
10/1/2015
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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) ,
Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) ,
EHR ,
Electronic Health Record Incentives ,
Health Care Providers ,
Healthcare ,
Hospitals ,
Medicaid ,
Medicare ,
Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization (MACRA) ,
MIPS ,
Physician Payments ,
Physicians ,
PQRS ,
Request For Information ,
Value-Based Payments
In This Issue:
- ACO Eligibility Requirements
- Establishing and Maintaining the ACO Participation Agreement
- Data Sharing and Assignment of Beneficiaries
- Shared Savings and Losses
- Waivers of...more
7/7/2015
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ACOs ,
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) ,
Data-Sharing ,
Electronic Health Record Incentives ,
Healthcare ,
Medicaid ,
Medicare ,
Medicare Shared Savings Program ,
Skilled Nursing Facility ,
SNF