The Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act (MACRA) of 2015: What's New?

Sayeed, Zain; El-Othmani, Mouhanad; Shaffer, William O; Saleh, Khaled J · J Am Acad Orthop Surg · 2017

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The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released its Final Rule on the Medicare Access and CHIP [Children's Health Insurance Program] Reauthorization Act (MACRA) in November 2016. The Rule finalizes the details of the merit-based incentive payment system (MIPS) and the alternative payment model (APM), which will now collectively be referred to as the Quality Payment Program (QPP). This article offers the orthopaedic community a summary of the alterations in healthcare policy that will affect practices nationwide.

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