HHS Proposed Rule - Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015 (MACRA)
Policy, Value-Based Care
HHS Proposed Rule - Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015 (MACRA)
June 21, 2017
Release from HHS: The Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015 (MACRA) established the Quality Payment Program for eligible clinicians. Under the Quality Payment Program, eligible clinicians can participate via one of two tracks: Advanced Alternative Payment Models (APMs); or the Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS). We began implementing the Quality Payment Program through rulemaking for calendar year (CY) 2017. This rule provides proposed updates for the second and future years of the Quality Payment Program. DATES: To be assured consideration, comments must be received at one of the addresses provided below, no later than 5 p.m. on August 21, 2017.