Healthcare News: CMS increases MIPS performance threshold, confirms transition to MVP model

Why This Topic Matters

The article helps readers understand how CMS policy changes may affect Medicare payment adjustments, performance requirements, and future reporting structure under MIPS. It is useful for organizations planning quality reporting and preparing for evolving CMS payment models.

Article Sections

1. 2020 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule final rule

   Overview of the CMS final rule and the major MIPS-related updates announced for upcoming performance periods.

2. Performance threshold and payment adjustment changes

   Discussion of updates to MIPS performance expectations, bonus-related thresholds, and the general direction of payment adjustment changes.

3. MIPS category weights and cost measures

   Summary of category weighting for the MIPS score and the addition of new episode-based cost measures for the 2020 performance period.

4. MIPS Value Pathways (MVP) framework

   Explanation of CMS’s planned transition to a new MIPS framework and the timing of its adoption.

5. Stakeholder input and program development

   Notes on CMS’s ongoing invitation for stakeholder feedback as the program framework is developed further.