Physician Reimbursement Under MACRA: Maximizing the Merit-Based Incentive Payment System

Summary:

This article intends to familiarize clinicians with MACRA, and the Merit-Based Incentive Payment System pathway, and provides valuable resources and recommendations for clinicians to maximize reimbursement and succeed under MACRA.

Abstract:

The Medicare Access and Children’s Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act (MACRA) of 2015 offers significant financial incentives for high-performing clinicians. Under MACRA, clinicians are ranked among their peers, and scores will be made publicly available by the CMS. Clinicians with higher performance scores receive higher payment adjustments.