0938-AT13 201710 The Regulatory Plan and the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions 0938 Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services CMS 0900 Department of Health and Human Services HHS CY 2018 Updates to the Quality Payment Program (CMS-5522-FC)

The Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015 (MACRA) established the Quality Payment Program for eligible clinicians. Under the Quality Payment Program, eligible clinicians can participate via one of two tracks: Advanced Alternative Payment Models (APMs); or the Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS). We began implementing the Quality Payment Program through rulemaking for calendar year (CY) 2017. This rule provides updates for the second and future years of the Quality Payment Program.

]]> Economically Significant Previously Published in The Unified Agenda Completed Actions Yes No Deregulatory 42 CFR 414 Pub. L. 114-10, sec. 101 Statutory Other 01/01/2019 MACRA sec. 101 MACRA section 101 requires physician payments be adjusted by January 1, 2019, based on performance beginning in CY 2017. No NPRM 06/30/2017 82 FR 30010 NPRM Comment Period End 08/21/2017 Final Action 11/16/2017 82 FR 53568 Final Action Effective 01/01/2018 No Businesses Governmental Jurisdictions Organizations Federal No No No 0938-AS69 Related to Molly MacHarris Health Insurance Specialist 0938 Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services CMS 410 786-4461 molly.macharris@cms.hhs.gov Center for Clinical Standards & Quality, MS: S3-02-01, 7500 Security Boulevard, Baltimore MD 21244