Stakeholders in the Medicare value-based care world have without a doubt heard of the Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS), MIPS Value Pathways (MVPs), and alternative payment models (APMs). While all these initiatives...more
On July 10, 2025, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced a proposed rule to establish the Ambulatory Specialty Model (ASM)—a mandatory value-based payment model for specialists who treat patients with...more
Here we go again! For the second year in a row, we enter the new year without Congress enacting a doc fix or Advanced Alternative Payment Model (APM) bonus extension. While Congress did act last year on both counts (through...more