On April 27, CMS released a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) for the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015 (MACRA). Supported by a bipartisan majority and stakeholders, such as patient and medical associations, the MACRA legislation ended more than a decade of last-minute fixes and potential payment cliffs for Medicare doctors and clinicians. It also made numerous improvements to America’s health care system. Here are the facts from CMS.
Comments are due no later than 5 p.m. on June 27, 2016. You can submit or review comments on Regulations.gov. Until then, here is what is in the news along with more information and commentary on the rule.
Recorded Events
ABCs of MIPS
This monthly broadcast has been keeping up with the program since its inception last spring. Register for next month’s program and catch up on all the previous recordings on our radio YouTube Channel. This month hear experts from SA Ignite discuss details of the The Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) for implementing certain provisions of MACRA including MIPS and APMs.
Joint HIT Policy and Standards Committee Meeting
On May 17th the the Health IT Policy Committee and Standards Committee, Federal Advisory Committees to the ONC met for a joint meeting. Kate Goodrich, Director, Center for Clinical Standards and Quality at CMS, presented a high level overview on the proposed rule for MACRA and Delivery System Reform. The audio transcript of the meeting is available on the ONC website.
MACRA, MIPS, APMs & CPC+: What to Expect from all these Acronyms?
Patient-Centered Primary Care Collaborative National Monthly Briefing – This presentation offers insight on MACRA with a special focus on the new proposed rulereleased on April 27 by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). What’s in the proposed rule, and how can we respond to best support advanced primary care? The presentation also addresses how MACRA intersects with the new Comprehensive Primary Care Plus model, announced by CMS on April 11, 2016.
Commentary
- CMS says Meaningful Use will live on in MACRA – By Greg Slabodkin on HealthData Management.
- MACRA Rules on MIPS APM – by Brian Ahier (@ahier) on his blog – Advanced Health Information Exchange Resources.
- Implementing MACRA – Implications for Physicians and for Physician Leadership by Jeffrey D. Clough, MD, MBA and Mark McClellan, MD, PhD on JAMA.
- CMS Drops MACRA Rules: 5 Things to Know About MIPS – by John Moore at Chilmark Research (@ChilmarkHIT)
- How physicians can succeed under MIPS by Jeff Bendix on Medical Economics.
Countdown to Comments Deadline
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