Fierce Healthcare July 15, 2019
Robert King

More doctors participated in advanced payment models such as MIPS in 2018 compared to 2017, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Administrator Seema Verma announced.

The number of doctors participating in advanced payment models (APMs) nearly doubled in 2018 to 183,306 compared to 99,076 doctors participating in 2017, according to new data.

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Administrator Seema Verma attributed the increase to more opportunities to participate in such models last year, especially via affordable care organizations (ACOs).

“I am excited about this progress, as it is a critical indicator we are succeeding in our goal of maximizing participation in [Merit-based Incentive Payment System] APMs and Advanced APMs,” Verma wrote in a blog post Thursday announcing...

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Topics: ACO (Accountable Care), CMS, Govt Agencies, Health System / Hospital, Insurance, MACRA, Medicare, Payment Models, Physician, Primary care, Provider, Value Based
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