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Articles tagged with "Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act"

ACR Prepares to Submit Rheumatoid Arthritis Alternative Payment Model

From the College  |  August 16, 2019

The ACR will soon submit the updated Rheumatoid Arthritis Alternative Payment Model to the Physician-Focused Payment Model Technical Advisory Committee for review and feedback.

Rheumatology Can Use MACRA to Drive Healthcare Improvements

Terence W. Starz, MD, Theodore Pincus, MD, & Janet Bahr, NP, on behalf of the ARHP Practice Committee  |  May 18, 2018

We have entered the second year of the Medicare Access and CHIP (Children’s Health Insurance Program) Reauthorization Act (MACRA) of 2015. It’s no secret that the costs of medical care—17.1% of the U.S. gross national product compared with 9.8% in Great Britain, 10.7% in Canada and 11.6% in France—have become an overwhelming driver for change….

RISE Is Ready for MIPS

From the College  |  February 16, 2017

Implementation of the Medicare Access and Chip Reauthorization Act of 2015 (MACRA) began Jan. 1. What does this mean for rheumatologists? It means you must pick the measures by which you will be evaluated and the pace at which you will begin reporting in the Merit-Based Incentive Payment System or participating in an Advanced Alternative…

Prepare Now—Not Later—to Meet New Medicare Reimbursement Requirements

Mary Beth Nierengarten  |  September 1, 2016

Providers are urged to prepare quickly to meet the new Medicare reimbursement requirements mandated by the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015 (MACRA). “The first measurement year starts Jan. 1, 2017, so providers need to prepare quickly,” emphasizes William F. Harvey, MD, MSc, Government Affairs Committee chair, American College of Rheumatology (ACR). 2…

Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015: What You Should Know

Joan M. Von Feldt, MD, MSEd, FACR, FACP  |  April 15, 2016

There is no denying that the past few years have been a time of immense change in healthcare. Sweeping pieces of legislation have fundamentally altered the way we practice medicine. This is absolutely the case when it comes to the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015 (MACRA, for short). MACRA is an enormous…

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