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QPP: Last Day to Apply for a COVID-19 Exception to Avoid a 7% Payment Penalty for the 2019 Quality Payment Program: Merit-Based Incentive Payment System and Alternative Payment Models
The data submission period for the Merit-Based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) under the 2019 Quality Payment Program (QPP) ends at 7 pm (CT) Thursday, April 30. This deadline applies to individual MIPS-eligible clinicians, groups, virtual groups, facility-based clinicians, and MIPS alternative payment models (APMs), such as Medicare Shared Savings Program Accountable Care Organizations and other types of MIPS APMs.
CMS Quality Payment Program
04/30/2020
Participation in the 2019 QPP affects Medicare payment in 2021. MIPS-eligible clinicians who are required to participate in the 2019 QPP must report data to CMS by April 30 or receive a 7% MIPS payment penalty. However, because of COVID-19 you might qualify for an exception that would result in a neutral payment adjustment, meaning neither a MIPS bonus nor a 7% payment penalty in 2021.
The Texas Medical Association encourages physicians to review updated guidance from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and submit an "extreme and uncontrollable circumstances" application by April 30, if needed. For more information, click on "More" below.
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