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MIPS is broken and must be replaced. Here’s how.

It’s been nearly a decade since the Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) made its debut and hard data show that it’s just not working for patients or physicians.

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Payment & Delivery Models
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Effort to fix Medicare payment gets bipartisan Senate boost

Following AMA advocacy, Senate leadership gets loud and clear message on the need to stabilize Medicare payment and protect access to care.

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Medicare & Medicaid
Fighting for Physicians
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Sept. 6, 2024: National Advocacy Update

CMS seeks physician input on MIPS feedback reports and data, and more in the latest National Advocacy Update.

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Medicare Basics series: Advancing value-based care with alternative payment models

Alternative payment models (APMs) are a key approach to achieving value-based care by providing incentive payments to deliver high-quality and cost-efficient care.

Medicare & Medicaid
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It’s time to revamp Medicare’s broken MIPS program

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) disproportionately penalizes physicians in rural and small practices, threatening access to care.

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Payment & Delivery Models
Fighting for Physicians
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Medicare Basics series: The Medicare Economic Index

The Medicare Economic Index (MEI) is a measure of practice cost inflation to estimate annual changes in physicians’ operating costs and establish appropriate Medicare physician payment updates.

Medicare & Medicaid
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Feb. 23, 2024: Medicare Payment Reform Advocacy Update

Bipartisan group of Senators announce formation of Medicare payment reform working group and more in the latest Medicare Payment Reform Advocacy Update.

Advocacy Update
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What's next with Medicare payment reform, Part II

In the second part of a two-part episode of Moving Medicine, learn about where Medicare payment reform stands now.

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Medicare & Medicaid
Moving Medicine Podcast
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What's next with Medicare payment reform, Part I

In the first part of a two-part episode of Moving Medicine, learn about where Medicare payment reform stands now.

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Medicare & Medicaid
Moving Medicine Podcast