Physicians Push CMS To Shorten 2018 MIPS Reporting Period To 90 Days

Doctors are asking CMS to again shorten the Merit-based Incentive Payment reporting period from a year to 90 days. They point out that CMS hasn’t updated the Quality Payment Program website to reflect 2018 requirements, recent budget laws changed the calculations for who must report, and CMS only recently told providers which practices are exempt. “While we recognize CMS posted eligibility information on the QPP website on April 6, 2018, we are concerned with physicians’ ability to satisfactorily participate in...