Last month, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services announced that it would offer four options for physicians to participate in the new Quality Payment Program in 2017 under the Medicare Access ...

On April 27, 2016, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released a proposed rule that would put in place key parts of the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015 (MACRA).

The Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act, known as MACRA, will be one of the most dramatic changes to how Medicare pays physicians. But the marrying of quality-based reimbursement with ...

Congress passed the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act (MACRA) in 2015. This landmark United States healthcare legislation provided a revised way for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid ...

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on Friday released the final version of its physician Quality Payment Program under MACRA, which it said adds flexibility like 90-day reporting to the ...

CMS posted the final version of its physician Quality Payment Program under MACRA on Friday. The agency said it said adds flexibility to the program to overhaul how physicians are paid under Medicare.

The public comment period on proposed rules for implementing the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015, better known as MACRA, closed Monday at 5 p.m. Eastern time. MACRA, which many ...

The first performance year for the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act — the landmark bipartisan law that replaces the sustainable growth rate formula in determining physician payments under ...

For larger hospitals, the benchmark is 4 4 percent. CMS's Innovation Center is broadening the funnel so more physicians can participate in MACRA alternative payment models, according to CMS Acting ...

MACRA was signed into law in 2015, largely affecting how providers are paid for providing care. This primarily impacted Medicare supplement plans (Medigap). The Medicare Access and CHIP ...

CMS published a fact sheet detailing the flexibility and support built into the proposed rule for the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act for physician practices of 15 or fewer providers. The ...

With the release of the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act final rule last month, the move toward pay-for-performance has crossed a Rubicon. No longer a theoretical concept or something to ...