Physicians Practice February 15, 2018
Between the repeal of the Independent Payment Advisory Board (IPAB) and changes to the Quality Payment Program, it’s fair to say the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018 is a health care bill tucked inside of a budget bill.
In fact, Jennifer McLaughlin, senior associate director of government affairs for the Medical Group Management Association (MGMA), says there is a “laundry list” of items that affects the health care landscape included in the budget agreement (which passed the Senate by a vote of 71–28 and the House of Representatives, 240–186). While the organization is still going over the list, the changes to IPAB and the QPP (better known as MACRA – the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act) are the biggest...
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