HealthIT Answers December 7, 2020
Roberta Mullin

CMS published the final policies for the 2021 performance year of the Quality Payment Program (QPP) via the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (PFS) Final Rule.

Note: As with other rules, CMS is publishing this final rule to meet the legal requirements to update Medicare payment policies in the PFS on an annual basis. In recognition of the 2019 Coronavirus (COVID-19) public health emergency and limited capacity of healthcare providers to review and provide comment on extensive proposals, CMS has limited annual rulemaking required by statute to focus primarily on essential policies, including Medicare payment to providers, as well as changes that reduce burden and may help providers in the COVID-19 response.

2021 QPP Final Rule Highlights

The key policies included...

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Topics: CMS, Govt Agencies, Insurance, MACRA, Medicare, Payment Models, Provider, Value Based
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