Federal Policy Resources

Affordable Care Act (1557)

• Analysis: 2022 Section 1557 Proposed Rule (August 3, 2022)
• Section 1557: Summary of 2020 Final Rule's Impact on Language Access Requirements (June 29, 2022)

COVID-19 PHE / Telehealth

• Status of Medicare Telehealth Waivers (September 25, 2024)
• Flexibilities and policy following the expiration of the COVID-19 PHE (May 18, 2023)

Health IT

• Information Blocking Toolkit for Medical Groups (July 31, 2024)

Medicare Physician Payment

• Analysis: Proposed 2025 Medicare Physician Payment and Quality Reporting Changes (July 17, 2024)
• Analysis: Final 2024 Medicare Physician Payment and Quality Reporting Changes (November 16, 2023)
• Provisions Impacting Medical Groups in the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 (January 4, 2023)
• 2023 MIPS Value Pathways (January 11, 2023)
• Impact of Payment Reductions to Medicare Rates in 2023 (September 20, 2022)

 
No Surprises Act (Surprise Billing)

• Implementing the No Surprises Act (February 21, 2024)
• Surprise Billing FAQs (February 8, 2023)
• Understanding the No Surprises Act: Webinar follow-up resource (June 8, 2022)
• GovChat Live: Uninsured and Self-Pay GFE webinar recording (March 8, 2022)
• GovChat Live: Uninsured and Self-Pay GFE webinar slides (March 1, 2022)
• No Surprises Act — Good Faith Estimate (GFE) poll results (February 8, 2022)

Value-Based Care

• MGMA member spotlight: Transitioning to value-based care (May 4, 2022)