On March 22, CMS announced that for providers participating in quality reporting programs the agency is granting extensions on reporting deadlines and allowing the omission of certain time periods for most program reporting. CMS released a programmatic chart explaining the
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CMS Releases Final Rule on CY 2020 Physician Fee Schedule Updates and Implements Opioid Use Disorder Treatment Programs


On November 1, 2019, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a final rule that updates the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (PFS) rates and policies for calendar year (CY) 2020 and expands Medicare coverage to opioid treatment programs…
CMS issues 2018 Medicare physician fee schedule final rule and MACRA physician QPP final rule
On November 2, 2017, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid (CMS) Services issued its Calendar Year (CY) 2018 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (MPFS) final rule. The overall update to payments under the MPFS in 2018 will be +0.41 percent. The …
Senate Republicans unveil health care reform bill; CMS proposes updates to the Quality Payment Program
On June 22, U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell unveiled the draft Senate health care reform bill, the Better Care Reconciliation Act of 2017. Earlier today, Senate Republican leadership released a new discussion draft. As of this afternoon,…
MACRA: Advanced APMs and MIPS Replace SGR Effective January 2017

On October 14, 2016, CMS issued the “Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) and Alternative Payment Model (APM) Incentive under the Physician Fee Schedule, and Criteria for Physician-Focused Payment Models” final rule with comment period.
MIPS and Advanced APMs are the…