MedPage Today May 8, 2019
-Extending them for another 3 years isn’t enough
WASHINGTON — Extending the 5% payment bonus for participating in one of Medicare’s new advanced alternative payment models (APMs) would help encourage their adoption, witnesses told the Senate Finance Committee Wednesday, although they had different ideas on how long it should be extended.
“We urge Congress to extend the APM incentive for an additional 6 years,” said Barbara McAneny, MD, president of the American Medical Association (AMA).
“We recommend the bonuses be extended for an additional 3-5 years,” said John Cullen, MD, president of the American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP).
“A good first step would be to make MACRA’s advanced APM bonus permanent,” said Matthew Fiedler, PhD, fellow at...
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