CMS Finalizes Quality Payment Program Final Rule; Simplifies Quality Requirements and Delays the Impact of Costs on Payment

This morning, CMS released its final rule implementing the Medicare Quality Payment Program. This rule finalizes the proposed Merit-Based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) and Alternative Payment Model (APM) rule issued in May 2016, and incorporates comments received in response to that proposal. Applied Policy’s blog on the proposed rule can be found here. This final […]