With the release of the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act final rule last month, the move toward pay-for-performance has crossed a Rubicon. No longer a theoretical concept or something to ...

The public comment period on proposed rules for implementing the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015, better known as MACRA, closed Monday at 5 p.m. Eastern time. MACRA, which many ...

CMS published a fact sheet detailing the flexibility and support built into the proposed rule for the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act for physician practices of 15 or fewer providers. The ...

Last month, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services announced that it would offer four options for physicians to participate in the new Quality Payment Program in 2017 under the Medicare Access ...

Two top federal health officials are talking about cutting the regulatory red tape for how physicians are reimbursed, as the final MACRA rule on the physician fee schedule is due out this week. The ...

CMS is launching a physician-led initiative to reduce administrative burden and improve satisfaction within the Medicare program, the agency announced Thursday. The long-term effort, led by senior CMS ...

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has listened to the concerns of physicians, lawmakers and others, and is offering flexibility on implementing the Medicare Access and CHIP ...

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HHS has finalized the landmark Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act (MACRA), which reforms payment for Medicare providers and replaced the sustainable growth rate formula. HHS has finalized ...

The Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act, or MACRA, is coming soon, and with it CMS's Quality Payment Program, which requires providers who bill Medicare more than $30,000 a year to report ...

In its final MACRA rule, CMS added a new track, MSSP Track 1+ ACO, which aims to expand participation for providers, according to Lexology. 1. The track will work to limit downside risk and add more ...