With MVP, eCQM programs limping, QPP takes it slow in 2025

Why This Topic Matters

The proposed rule touches reporting burden, quality measurement, APM participation, and the longer-term future of Medicare value-based payment. Practices and organizations participating in QPP-related programs need to know which parts are changing, which remain stable, and which reforms may shape future reporting strategy.

Article Sections

1. Overview of 2025 QPP proposals

   Introduces the scope of CMS’s proposed updates for the 2025 physician fee schedule. Frames the discussion around QPP, MIPS, and Advanced APM policy direction.

2. MVP transition and CMS request for information

   Discusses the status of MIPS Value Pathways and CMS’s interest in accelerating adoption. Includes the agency’s planning around the long-term transition away from traditional MIPS.

3. MVP design changes and specialty participation

   Covers proposed adjustments intended to make MVP reporting more workable for specialty clinicians. Also addresses CMS interest in additional model concepts tied to specialty engagement and value-based care.

4. Status quo for traditional QPP

   Summarizes the parts of MIPS and Advanced APM policy that remain largely unchanged in the proposal. Includes scoring structure, threshold settings, and related program parameters.

5. eCQMs, APP Plus, and other reporting updates

   Reviews proposed changes affecting electronic clinical quality measures, benchmarking adjustments, and the APM Performance Pathway. Also covers the introduction of a new optional reporting approach for some participants.