May 20, 2016
SGR > MACRA
On April 27, 2016, CMS issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) to put in place key parts of the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015 (MACRA). MACRA, bipartisan legislation, replaces the flawed Sustainable Growth Rate formula by paying clinicians for the value and quality of care they provide.
Site to bookmark:
https://www.cms.gov/Medicare/Quality-Initiatives-Patient-Assessment-Instruments/Value-Based-Programs/MACRA-MIPS-and-APMs/Quality-Payment-Program.html This link is the resource for MACRA – it includes Webinars, slide sets, training schedules, videos, fact sheets, etc.
MACRA begins in 2017, data submission is in 2018, and payment modifications begin in 2019 based on data collected in 2017.