The passage of MACRA (Medicare Access & CHIP Reauthorization Act) marks a new era in the healthcare landscape. MACRA repealed the sustainable growth rate formula, or SGR, which had been the basis for determining annual updates to the Medicare fee schedule. Furthermore, beginning in 2019, a large portion of Medicare Part B payments of nearly all providers will be closely tied to quality, cost-efficient care. However, these 2019 payment adjustments will be based on actual performance beginning January 2017. For that reason, practices of all sizes need to be educating themselves on the impact of MACRA and determining the best approach to maximize performance.

What can Mission Health Care Network (MHCN) do for me and/or my practice to prepare for MACRA?

Information 

MHCN's MACRA Resource Center will be regularly updated with resources to help you navigate through changes involving MACRA, including presentations, articles, and more. 

Participation 

Providers may compete individually, as a practice, or as a member of an Accountable Care Organization (ACO) such as Mission Health Care Network. For more information on becoming a member of MHCN click here. 

Resource Center: 

Click the links below to access MHCN-Recommended education and resources on MACRA

American Academy for Family Practice (AAFP)

• MACRA Ready Homepage 
  
• MACRA 101 Video Modules 
  
• MACRA Payment: APM vs. MIPS 
  
• MACRA Readiness Assessment (MIPS) 
  

 American Medical Association (AMA) 

• Medicare Payment Reform Homepage 
  
• AMA STEPS Forward™ : Practice Transformation Learning Module 
  

Center for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) 

• Quality Payment Program: Delivery System Reform, Medicare Payment Reform, & MACRA 
  
• Quality Payment Program Training Deck 
  
• Small Practices Fact Sheet 
  
• Official Proposed Rule (final rule expected to be released in October 2016) 
  

Other Sources 

• Advisory Board – What You Need to Know Right Away About the Proposed Rule 
  
• Advisory Board – Your questions about the MACRA proposed rule - answered 
  
• Advisory Board – Mythbusters: MACRA Edition 
  
• Brookings – How the money flows under MACRA 
  
• Modern Healthcare – With MACRA looming, doctors can't afford waiting to plumb its intricacies 
  
• Polsinelli – Understanding the Implications of MACRA, MIPS, & APMs