CMS releases 2018 QPP results

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released performance data this week for the Quality Payment Program (QPP), which is intended to incentivize cost-effective care. Some 98% of eligible clinicians and 97% of rural practices participating in QPP through the Merit-based Incentive Payment System track in 2018 will receive a positive payment adjustment in 2020, up from 93% in 2017. Another 183,306 clinicians participated in QPP through the advanced alternative payment models track to qualify for a 5% bonus payment in 2020, up from 99,076 in 2017. (AHA Today story, 1/8/20)