MACRA: What it Means for Physician Reimbursement
What is MACRA? MACRA is the acronym for the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015. The legislation sets a roadmap for the future of physician reimbursement from Medicare. How does MACRA affect physician reimbursement? MACRA permanently repeals the SGR (sustainable growth rate) formula avoiding the 21.2% Medicare physician payment cut that was expected [...]