Medscape December 12, 2019
WASHINGTON ― The leader of an influential federal advisory panel predicts there will be waning support in the years ahead for Medicare’s Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS).
Francis J. Crosson, MD, chairman of the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC), touched on the future of MIPS during a larger discussion of physician reimbursement on December 5.
MedPAC last year recommended Congress scrap MIPS and replace it with a new system for assessing the quality of care provided in Medicare’s fee-for-service program, as reported by Medscape Medical News.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) and Congress allowed many accommodations for clinicians in the start-up phase of MIPS. This approach contributed to paltry initial payouts for stand-out scorers, with more clinicians...
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