Fierce Healthcare February 22, 2018
Under the proposal, physicians would see reporting burdens reduced or eliminated, as CMS would assess performance without requiring clinicians to report information, leaving more time for providers to focus on patient care.
Doctors could get a break from the burden of quality reporting under MIPS if President Donald Trump’s budget proposal for the 2019 fiscal year is approved.
The Trump administration’s budget (PDF) proposes to end quality reporting under the Merit-based Incentive Payment System, one of two tracks under Medicare’s new payment system implemented by the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act (MACRA).
Under the proposal, physicians would see reporting burdens reduced or eliminated, as the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services would assess performance without requiring clinicians to...