MedPAC Recommends Eliminating MIPS

The Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) voted on Jan. 11, to recommend to Congress that the Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) be scrapped. The federal advisory panel suggested replacing the quality reporting program with a Voluntary Value Program. MedPAC is an independent congressional agency established by the Balanced Budget Act of 1997 to advise the U.S. Congress on issues affecting the Medicare program.

Whether Congress will accept MedPAC's recommendation to eliminate MIPS is unknown. However, Bloomberg BNA reports that a House Energy and Commerce Committee spokesperson has indicated that the committee plans to continue work to ensure the success of MIPS.

Posted 1/19/2018