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Read. Follow. Verify.Update on Medicare's Merit-Based Incentive Payment System (MIPS)
Record date · January 1, 2019
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What This Bill Does
This document is a transcript of a 2018 House Subcommittee on Health hearing regarding the implementation and status of the Merit-Based Incentive Payment System (). The hearing featured testimony from medical associations and physician groups regarding how Medicare pays doctors based on quality and performance.
This hearing reviewed how Medicare determines payment adjustments for physicians under the law, which directly impacts how doctors are compensated for patient care services.
Who It Affects
Groups the bill's text affects, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
Physicians
Physicians are subject to payment adjustments based on the performance metrics defined by the MIPS program.
Medicare beneficiaries
The quality and cost-reporting requirements for physicians may influence the delivery and administration of medical services.
Key Facts
- The hearing was held on July 26, 2018, by the House Subcommittee on Health.
- The primary subject was the Merit-Based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) established under the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act (MACRA).
- The hearing included testimony from five major medical and physician group representatives.
- Seven additional medical organizations submitted written statements for the record.
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- The purpose was to provide an update on the operational status and challenges of the MIPS program.
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