Topic in Focus: Merit-based Incentive Payment System

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Sept. 19, 2025: National Advocacy Update

Now available: 2024 MIPS performance feedback and final scores, and more in the latest National Advocacy Update.

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Aug. 15, 2025: National Advocacy Update

Federal health research tackles kidney disease and more in the latest National Advocacy Update.

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July 25, 2025: Medicare Payment Reform Advocacy Update

Proposed 2026 Medicare physician payment rule would redistribute pay across specialties and practice types and more in the latest Medicare Payment Reform Advocacy Update.

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Physicians will see Medicare payments rise in 2026

Provisions in MACRA and reconciliation package mean a rise after five years of cuts, but bigger fixes are needed to protect access to Medicare. 

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July 11, 2025: National Advocacy Update

A number of key issues need to be addressed in Senate Reconciliation package and more in the latest National Advocacy Update.

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MIPS penalties once again hit smaller practices the hardest

Nearly half of solo practices were penalized in 2025. Explore the latest stats and how to replace MIPS with a data-driven system.

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Payment & Delivery Models
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May 16, 2025: National Advocacy Update

CMS opens 2025 MIPS exception/hardship application, now allows for exemption from cost category and administrative claims measures and more in the latest National Advocacy Update.

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April 4, 2025: Advocacy Update spotlight on more flexibility to avoid MIPS penalties

AMA advocacy results in more flexibility for physicians to avoid MIPS penalties and more in the latest Advocacy Update spotlight.

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New administration has golden opportunity to cut MIPS burdens

A Trump executive order calls for deregulation. Fixing MIPS—which costs doctors nearly $13,000 a year to comply with—would be a great place to start.

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