You’ve likely heard or are familiar with the acronyms related to CMS’s current quality incentive program: MACRA, QPP, APMs, and MIPS, among others. Although the program has been in place for over a year, CMS’s phased approach to participation allowed providers to do very little in 2017 to avoid a payment cut. As the participation thresholds increase in 2018 and beyond, it is important to understand the basics of this program and what, if anything, you need to do to avoid a Medicare payment cut. MACRA MACRA stands for the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015. It is [...]