MIPS: See What’s New With MIPS Performance Thresholds and More

Why This Topic Matters

The proposed changes could materially affect future payment adjustments and practice performance planning under MIPS. Understanding the scope of the updates helps practices anticipate reporting priorities and reimbursement risk.

Article Sections

1. See What’s on the MIPS 2020 Proposal Agenda

   Introduces the main themes in the proposed rule and frames the areas of MIPS policy being revised for upcoming performance years.

2. 1. Performance threshold

   Discusses projected changes to the MIPS threshold framework and the related exceptional performance benchmark across several performance years.

3. 2. Penalty increase

   Summarizes the proposed change to the maximum negative payment adjustment under the program.

4. 3. Category reweighting

   Covers proposed shifts in category weighting and how those changes may affect the balance among MIPS performance categories.

5. 4. Improvement Activities

   Describes proposed participation expectations for improvement activities within group reporting.

6. 5. MIPS Final Score analysis

   Reviews the article’s discussion of score trends across performance years and the general explanation offered for score changes.