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Preparing for upcoming Medicare changes? Tools to help your practice

The AMA Payment Model Evaluator tool helps physicians prepare for upcoming changes to Medicare by determining how MACRA will impact their practice. It also offers resources to help navigate the new regulations.

Medicare & Medicaid
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4 Min Read

AMA introduces new tools to help physicians prepare for MACRA

The AMA unveiled several online tools to help physicians through pending Medicare payment and delivery changes and help them succeed under the new 2017 program.

Press Releases
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Reports show 2017 Medicare payment adjustments

Two new reports with information on 2015 cost and quality data indicate which physicians or practices will see related Medicare payment adjustments in 2017.

Medicare & Medicaid
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2 Min Read

Court overturns physical therapy decision

The South Carolina Supreme Court ruled that physician practices can employ physical therapists. This overturned a previous ruling that prohibited them from working in a physician’s office. Patients can now benefit from easier access to physical therapy services.

Judicial Advocacy
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3 Min Read

Meaningful Use gets a meaningful change: 90-day reporting

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services issued a proposed change to make Meaningful Use more flexible for physicians by allowing them to report only for a 90-day period in 2016.

Medicare & Medicaid
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4 Min Read

Medicare fee schedule proposed rule needs work

Physicians submitted comments to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services urging changes to its proposed rule to revise the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule and Part B.

Medicare & Medicaid
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3 Min Read

MACRA penalties can now be avoided, CMS says

Avoiding penalties under the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act (MACRA) is possible if physicians choose 1 of 3 reporting options by 2017. The options will be described fully in the final rule.

Medicare & Medicaid
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2 Min Read

AMA praises administration's MACRA moves giving physicians flexibility

The AMA applauds Secretary Burwell and Acting Administrator Slavitt for listening to physicians' concerns about the timeline that was originally proposed for MACRA.

Press Releases
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New model of care offers MACRA advantage

The five-year primary care medical home model, Comprehensive Primary Care Plus (CPC+) could help a physician’s practice during the MACRA transition. One way to qualify for the Advanced APM track is to apply for CPC+.

Payment & Delivery Models