The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services is once again applying an Automatic Extreme and Uncontrollable Circumstances Policy for the 2021 MIPS Performance Year in response to the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency. The policy affects providers differently depending on how they report MIPS. READ MORE
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services recently published the final rule of the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule for 2022. In addition to changing the payment rates for 2022, CMS also finalized changes to several payment policies. We’ve highlighted a few of the biggest. READ MORE
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services recently published the final rule of the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule for 2022. In addition to changing the payment rates for 2022, CMS also finalized changes to several payment policies. We’ve highlighted a few of the biggest for emergency physicians below. READ MORE
As we move into the final quarter of 2021, here are several key dates and deadlines for the 2020, 2021, and 2022 performance years of the MIPS program that eligible providers should keep in mind. READ MORE
CMS recently released MIPS performance feedback and final scores for performance year 2020, along with associated MIPS payment adjustment information for payment year 2022. The performance threshold for the 2020 MIPS performance year was 45 points. That means MIPS eligible clinicians who scored 45 points or more will receive a neutral or positive payment adjustment, and those scoring less than 45 points will receive a negative payment adjustment in the 2022 MIPS payment year. READ MORE
The cost performance category for the 2020 MIPS program will be reweighted to 0 percent, according to an announcement from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) last week. The change is part of CMS’s COVID-19 flexibilities for the Merit-based Incentive Payment System that span 2019, 2020, and 2021. READ MORE
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services recently announced that COVID-19 will be an acceptable reason for applying for MIPS Extreme and Uncontrollable Circumstances Flexibilities for the 2021 performance period. READ MORE
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services is automatically applying its extreme and uncontrollable circumstances policy to all MIPS eligible clinicians for the 2020 performance period. The agency also is reopening the MIPS EUC application for individual MIPS eligible clinicians, groups, virtual groups, and Alternative Payment Model Entities through March 31, 2021. READ MORE
Physicians and clinicians can now preview their 2019 Quality Payment Program performance information before it will appear on the Medicare Care Compare website and in the Provider Data Catalog. READ MORE
Once again the first few months of the new year require physicians and other healthcare providers to bridge three different program years of CMS’s Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS). Here’s a look at what you need to know about the 2019, 2020, and 2021 MIPS performance periods in the new year. READ MORE
