CMS proposes higher performance threshold for MIPS
Healthcare Finance News July 14, 2021
CMS is moving forward with the next evolution of the Quality Payment Program by proposing its first seven MIPS Value Pathways.
In a proposed physician fee schedule rule released on Tuesday, the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services is proposing to require clinicians to meet a higher performance threshold to be eligible for incentives under the merit-based incentive payment system, or MIPS.
This new threshold aligns with the requirements established for MIPS under MACRA, the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015.
CMS is moving forward with the next evolution of the Quality Payment Program by proposing its first seven MIPS Value Pathways. The initial set of proposed MVP clinical areas include: rheumatology, stroke care and prevention, heart...