Physician Fee Schedule Extends Web Interface for Medicare ACOs

The proposed physician fee schedule includes a provision for the Quality Payment Program to grant Medicare ACOs more time to get ready for APM Entity quality reporting option.

2022 Policy Highlights

The following are some of the key QPP policies that have been?proposed?in the NPRM:

• MIPS Value Pathways (MVPs) begin in 2023 with 7 options for the first year
• Traditional MIPS sunsets after the end of the 2027 performance and data submission periods
• The CMS Web Interface extends as a collection type and submission type for quality measure reporting into the 2022 and 2023 performance years for Shared Savings Program Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs)?(for other ACOs and registered groups and virtual groups the CMS Web Interface continues for the 2022 performance period only)