Tag: MACRA

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services may be serving MACRA up as “part of a broader push toward value and quality,” but most small physician practices feel the federal regulation will more likely push them out of business, according to a new survey. In a May survey by Black Book Market Research of 1,300…

The Medical Association joined the American Medical Association and numerous physician groups to urge the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services delay implementation of the Medicare Access & CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015, which replaced the Medicare Sustainable Growth Rate, and ensure new federal reimbursement programs “reward physicians for the improvements they make to their…

During a recent Senate Finance Committee hearing, CMS Acting Administrator Andy Slavitt hinted at the possibility the agency might delay the start date of the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act, or MACRA. Under MACRA, CMS would begin measuring performance in 2017 for payments that begin in 2019 – a timeline that has been a…

While there is still no official start date confirmed for MACRA, and a final rule expected to be published Nov. 1, physicians continue to be on edge about the timing of this new program, which is set to replace the sustainable growth rate formula for payment adjustments under Medicare. With November just around the corner,…

MACRA will begin on Jan. 1, 2017, and according to CMS Acting Administrator Andy Slavitt physicians will have more options to comply and avoid a negative payment adjustment in 2019. The announcement comes after intense pressure from industry stakeholders and policymakers to ease implementation of the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act, which is set…