HFMA December 20, 2017
As healthcare organizations gear up for Year 2 of the Medicare and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015 (MACRA) Quality Payment Program (QPP), they should consider what’s changing—and what’s staying the same.
Much of the fundamental structure for MACRA Year 1 will not change, including the “pick your pace” options for participation under the Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) track. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) estimates 90 percent of eligible clinicians will report under MIPS. But in Year 2, MACRA minimizes the short-term impact of the rule for small and rural practices in several ways, including making it easier for clinicians to participate in MIPS.
Expanded Reporting Exemptions
Starting in Year 2, practices with fewer than 200 Medicare...
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