Section 1848(q) of the Social Security
Act, as amended by section 101 of the Medicare Access and CHIP
Reauthorization Act of 2015, authorizes the establishment of a
Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) for eligible
clinicians. Beginning in CY 2017, eligible clinicians are required
to collect and submit data on four performance categories to CMS
(quality, cost, advancing care information and improvement
activities). This program replaces and consolidates portions of the
PQRS, Value-based Modifier, and the Medicare EHR Incentive Program.
The Act also establishes a second track, Advanced Alternative
Payment Models (APMs) for clinicians to participate in instead of
MIPS.
US Code:
42
USC 1395w-4 Name of Law: Medicare Access and CHIP
Reauthorization Act of 2014
US Code: 42 USC 1395w-4 Name of Law: Medicare
Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2014
The total estimated burden
associated with the information collections submitted for approval
as a revision of OMB control number 0938-1314 is 7,559,375 hours
with a total labor cost of $693,172,985, shown in Table 22. In the
proposed rule, we estimated a total of 9,361,065 hours with a total
cost of $856,214,758 for the information collections submitted for
approval as a revision of OMB control number 0938-1314. In the
final rule with comment period, we have revised our estimate to
7,559,375 hours with a total cost of $693,172,985. The final rule
is a decrease in burden of 1,801,690 hours and a decrease of $163
million in the labor cost.
On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that
the collection of information encompassed by this request complies
with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR
1320.8(b)(3).
The following is a summary of the topics, regarding
the proposed collection of information, that the certification
covers:
(i) Why the information is being collected;
(ii) Use of information;
(iii) Burden estimate;
(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a
benefit, or mandatory);
(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and
(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control
number;
If you are unable to certify compliance with any of
these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked
and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.
Form CMS-10621 414.1330 (Quality Performance Category) Call for Measures
CMS-10621 non-substantive change justification.docx
CMS-10621 MIPS CY 2018 Supporting Statement Part B 11-17-17.doc
414.1330 (Quality Performance Category) Call for Measures