Salvaging MACRA Implementation Through Medicare Advantage

Conclusion
The implementation of MACRA will have a profound and lasting effect on the future US health care system and the practice of medicine. However, unless there are substantive changes to how the law is implemented, MACRA is unlikely to realize the goal of establishing a Medicare payment system that rewards the value and not the volume of health care services. Many of the key objectives of the legislation can be achieved using Medicare Advantage as the platform.

Source: Health Affairs Blog - October 17, 2017 Category: Health Management Authors: John O'Shea Tags: Medicare Payment Policy advanced alternative payment model APM MACRA Medicare Advantage Merit-Based Incentive Payment System mips Source Type: blogs