Becker's Healthcare May 9, 2019
Kelly Gooch

Federal lawmakers should do more to ensure that the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act is implemented in the way Congress intended when the legislation passed in 2015, a medical trade group told the U.S. Senate Finance Committee.

“Congressional passage of MACRA aimed to bring more stability to Medicare physician reimbursement by granting providers predictable payments, until this year, when two new systems would be fully implemented: the Merit-based Incentive Payment System and Advanced Alternative Payment Models,” AMGA board member Scott Hines, MD, told the Senate panel May 8.

“AMGA members … have invested considerable time and resources to deliver the best possible care while embarking on this pathway to value and have concerns with the implementation of these two...

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Topics: CMS, Congress / White House, Govt Agencies, Health System / Hospital, Insurance, MACRA, Medicare, Payment Models, Physician, Primary care, Provider, Regulations, Value Based
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