by Ron Edroso
QPP changes arrive, as later reporting, payment hassles loom
Topics: MIPS Value Pathways, 2023 PFS Final Rule
New Model for MIPS is Coming, While Advanced APMs Get a Tough Break
by Roy Edroso
For CY2023 changes to the Quality Payment Program (QPP) and Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS), CMS focuses its attention on the MIPS Value Pathways (MVP), a new measures regimen that begins on a voluntary basis in 2023. A mandatory adoption deadline remains fluid.
Topics: CMS, MIPS Value Pathways, 2023 PFS Proposed Rule
Tough year, big change: MIPS players challenged on scores, then by MVPs
The delay on a full switchover to the MIPS Value Pathways (MVP) program may relieve anxious participants, but experts say it's merely a reprieve in a Quality Payment Program (QPP) that is slated to undergo fundamental change in coming years. In 2022, in what may be the final year of traditional MIPS reporting, providers will face thresholds that are higher than ever, and participants who've been breezing through may find rougher going.
Topics: MACRA & MIPS, Cost Performance Category, MIPS Value Pathways, 2022 PFS Final Rule