Medicare Fact Sheet: Proposed Rule For Quality Payment Program Year 2

On June 30, 2017, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released this fact sheet for the proposed rule updates for the Quality Payment Program established by the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015 (MACRA). The proposed rule updates the Quality Payment Program for calendar year 2018, and future years. The updates are intended to simplify the Quality Payment Program - especially for small, independent, and rural practices - by establishing a low-volume threshold, allowing participation in Virtual Groups, and continuing to allow use of 2014 edition certified electronic health record technology . . .