Federal Update From CMA (Sept. 30, 2016) SUMMARY MACRA Update Budget Update Medicare California GPCI Locality Reform Transition Plan Medicare 2017 Physician Fee Schedule Regulation Medicare Regulations Governing Meaningful Use, Ambulatory Surgery Centers, and the Elimination of the Site of Service Payment Rate Differential Department of Education Medical Student Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program I. MACRA Update: Final Rule Due Before November 1, 2016 The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) are preparing to release the final rule to ... October 14, 2016 CMA, GPCI, MACRA GPCI, MACRA 0 0 Comment Read More »
MACRA Summary / Timeline From AMA HR 2, the “Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015” or “MACRA,” was passed by the U.S. House of Representatives on March 26 (by a vote of 392 to 37) and the Senate on April 14 (by a vote of 92 to 8), and signed into law on April 16, 2015. This bipartisan legislation permanently repeals the sustainable growth rate (SGR) formula and stabilizes Medicare payments for physician services with positive updates from July 1, 2015, through the end of 2019, and again in 2026 and beyond. It ... May 8, 2015 MACRA, Medicare, SGR MACRA, SGR 0 0 Comment Read More »