RevCycle Intelligence November 28, 2017
CMS should create a submission form to qualify Medicare Advantage alternative payment models as Advanced APMs by 2018, AMGA recommended.
CMS can boost participation in Medicare Advantage alternative payment models in 2018 by creating a submission form that allows providers in the models to apply to participate in MACRA’s Advanced Alternative Payment Model (Advanced APM) pathway, the American Medical Group Association (AMGA) recently suggested.
The most recent MACRA implementation rule detailed a CMS demonstration project that will test the effects of allowing eligible clinicians to earn credit under MACRA’s Advanced APM pathway. Credit would be rewarded for participating in certain Medicare Advantage alternative payments from 2018 to 2024 that meet Advanced APM criteria.
Previous MACRA implementation rules stated that CMS...