Healthcare DIVE June 26, 2017
Jeff Byers

CMS under President Donald Trump is still committing to the Quality Payment Program while allowing for more flexibility for clinicians. But will it really alleviate administrative burden?

It certainly was a busy few days in Washington for the healthcare sector last week. The Senate revealed the discussion draft of their healthcare reform plan, hoping to come to a vote sometime this week. But in case you missed it, the CMS unveiled another highly-anticipated federal document last week: the 2018 Quality Payment Program (QPP) proposed rule.

In 1,058 pages full of dense legislative language, the agency laid out the ground rules for the second year of MACRA, the rule QPP implements. At the rule’s announcement, the CMS messaged it was allowing...

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Topics: CMS, Health System / Hospital, HHS, MACRA, Medicare, Physician, Primary care, Provider, RCM (Revenue Cycle Mgmt)
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