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RIN: 0938-AT13

Publication ID: Fall 2017

Title: CY 2018 Updates to the Quality Payment Program (CMS-5522-FC)
Abstract: 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.
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services(HHS)	Priority: Economically Significant
RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda	Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Completed Actions
Major: Yes	Unfunded Mandates: No
EO 14192 Designation: Deregulatory
CFR Citation: 42 CFR 414
Legal Authority: Pub. L. 114-10, sec. 101

Legal Deadline:

Action	Source	Description	Date
Other	Statutory	MACRA sec. 101	01/01/2019

Overall Description of Deadline: MACRA section 101 requires physician payments be adjusted by January 1, 2019, based on performance beginning in CY 2017.

Timetable:

Action	Date	FR Cite
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

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No	Government Levels Affected: Federal
Small Entities Affected: Businesses, Governmental Jurisdictions, Organizations	Federalism: No
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No
RIN Data Printed in the FR: No
Related RINs: Related to 0938-AS69
Agency Contact: Molly MacHarris Health Insurance Specialist Department of Health and Human Services Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Center for Clinical Standards & Quality, MS: S3-02-01, 7500 Security Boulevard, Baltimore, MD 21244 Phone:410 786-4461 Email: molly.macharris@cms.hhs.gov