MedPage Today April 27, 2016
WASHINGTON — The Obama Administration proposed two rules Wednesday that officials say will ease physicians’ documentation requirements and give them new opportunities to earn bonuses for providing high-quality care.
One rule implements what is called the Quality Payment Program, which gives doctors two options for getting reimbursed under Medicare: they can participate either in the Merit-Based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) or Advanced Alternative Payment Models (APMs).
“There have been a myriad of programs [for physician payment] developed over the years,” Andy Slavitt, acting administrator of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), told reporters on a conference call. He gave alternative programs such as accountable care organizations and shared savings programs as examples. The Quality Payment Program...
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