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May 10, 2018
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QPP Group Eligibility Status Now Available
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has announced that physician practices/groups may now log into the CMS QPP website to check their 2018 eligibility for Medicare’s Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS). After groups log in, they will be able to click into a details screen to see the eligibility status of every clinician in the group ( based on their National Provider Identifier or NPI) to find out whether they need to participate during the 2018 performance year for MIPS.
Unfortunately, CMS will not be sending out letters to advise physicians of their eligibility status this year so checking on the QPP participation status look-up tool is the only way to determine or verify eligibility status. Eligibility rules in 2018 are different than in 2017 so status this year may be different than last. Also as is indicated in the look-up tool, exempt individual clinicians still will need to report if their group is eligible and chooses to report as a group.
The look-up tool can be found at https://qpp.cms.gov/participation-lookup
Unfortunately, CMS will not be sending out letters to advise physicians of their eligibility status this year so checking on the QPP participation status look-up tool is the only way to determine or verify eligibility status. Eligibility rules in 2018 are different than in 2017 so status this year may be different than last. Also as is indicated in the look-up tool, exempt individual clinicians still will need to report if their group is eligible and chooses to report as a group.
The look-up tool can be found at https://qpp.cms.gov/participation-lookup
IPAB Repeal Achieved
We would like to thank all the groups who supported our efforts over the years to repeal the Independent Payment Advisory Board (IPAB), which is officially repealed! IPAB repeal language was included in the two-year budget agreement that the U.S. Senate and House both successfully passed and was signed by the President this morning. Thanks again to everyone for your hard work and support in making IPAB repeal possible. Congratulations!
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We would like to thank all the groups who supported our efforts over the years to repeal the Independent Payment Advisory Board (IPAB), which is officially repealed! IPAB repeal language was included in the two-year budget agreement that the U.S. Senate and House both successfully passed and was signed by the President this morning. Thanks again to everyone for your hard work and support in making IPAB repeal possible. Congratulations!
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IPAB Repeal Included in Budget Deal
Good news on the IPAB repeal front. IPAB repeal language is included in the budget agreement language that was released today and endorsed by Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer. The IPAB repeal language is on page 351 of the “Advancing Chronic Care, Extenders, and Social Services (ACCESS) Act," which is linked above. We anticipate this legislation will be attached to the continuing resolution to extend funding for the federal government and considered in the House and Senate before the current continuing resolution expires tomorrow, February 8 at Midnight.
Thanks to everyone for your hard work.
New DEA registration renewal policy
New DEA registration renewal policy creates new headaches for doctors
Effective Jan. 1, 2017, the DEA will eliminate the informal grace period for physicians to renew their registration - and doctors who miss their renewal deadline face daunting consequences:
Click here to read more about this policy change and the AMA's opposition.
Effective Jan. 1, 2017, the DEA will eliminate the informal grace period for physicians to renew their registration - and doctors who miss their renewal deadline face daunting consequences:
- Online registration after the expiration date will no longer be available.
- Paper renewal applications will not be accepted the day after the expiration date.
- Physicians who miss their expiration date will have to complete new registration applications.
Click here to read more about this policy change and the AMA's opposition.