The Medicare Accessibility and CHIP Reauthorization Act (MACRA) introduced several changes to the physician reimbursement framework. MACRA replaced the Sustainable Growth Rate formula with the Quality Payment Program (QPP) to provide incentives that emphasize value and quality of care over volume. The QPP incorporates three existing quality reporting programs (PQRS, Value-Based Payment Modifier and Medicare EHR Incentive Program/Meaningful Use) and adds a fourth category, Improvement Activities, into one program.
Under the QPP, clinicians can participate in either the Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) or in Advanced Alternative Payment Models (APMs) to avoid downward payment adjustments and potentially receive upward adjustments. CMS estimates for the first few performance years a majority of clinicians will follow the MIPS track.
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