Fierce Healthcare March 18, 2020
Provider groups such as the American Hospital Association and National Association of ACOs wants Congress and CMS to give flexibility to provider organizations in alternative payment models.
A collection of provider organizations is asking Congress and the Trump administration to waive any penalties or quality performance scores for 2020 for accountable care organizations and other providers in alternative payment models battling the coronavirus outbreak.
The letters led by the National Association of ACOs (NAACOs) calls for Congress the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to help ensure that the virus doesn’t sink facilities and physicians in APMs including the Merit-Based Incentive Program (MIPS) and Medicare Shared Savings Program (MSSP).
The concerns come as the number of coronavirus cases continues to...