MGMA regulatory analysis: 2018 MIPS/APMs and physician fee schedule final rules

As a member benefit, MGMA has developed a comprehensive analysis of the annual Medicare physician fee schedule final rule and the 2018 final rule changing the Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) and alternative payment model (APM) policies. This is your definitive resource for understanding how changes to Medicare quality reporting and payment policies in 2018 will impact your practice. The analysis includes a “Medical Practice Insights” section with highlights from both rules for busy practice administrators, as well as detailed reviews of key policy changes that:

• Increase the low-volume threshold exclusion from MIPS;
• Establish 2018 reporting criteria to avoid a future payment cut and earn a bonus payment; and
• Retroactively reduce reporting requirements and associated penalties under the retired quality reporting programs, including PQRS. 

Read the analysis.