Radiology Business September 15, 2023
Marty Stempniak

Radiology groups are urging the federal government to retool the Merit-based Incentive Payment System, or MIPS, amid concerns that it’s too difficult for the specialty to participate.

Both the American College of Radiology and Radiology Business Management Association encouraged CMS to make changes to the quality-reporting program in comments submitted this month. As one point of contention, ACR highlighted the agency’s plan to raise the “performance threshold” from 75 to 82 points next year. Providers falling below this level would be automatically penalized.

However, radiologists already are struggling to participate in MIPS, given several barriers. Those include the specialty’s ineligibility to earn maximum incentive adjustments, despite perfect performance in the program.

“The ACR strongly opposes CMS’s proposal to raise the...

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Topics: CMS, Govt Agencies, Insurance, MACRA, Medicare, Payment Models, Physician, Provider, Radiology, Value Based
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