…programs, and provide incentive payments for participation in advanced alternative payment models. After an initial rulemaking last year, the QPP went into effect January 1, 2017. Based on feedback…

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…we believe the evidence supports universal mask-wearing in a health care facility. Thus, we require all patients and staff to wear masks at all times. We anticipate the N95…

…disbursing another $20 billion in CARES Act Provider Relief Funds. Under this Phase 3 General Distribution allocation, physicians who have already received Provider Relief Fund payments may apply for…

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…Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Final Rule that up to one-third of MIPS-eligible clinicians would have received a penalty due to the increasingly stringent requirements to participate in MIPS in…