The Medicare Advantage Qualifying Payment Arrangement Incentive (MAQI) Demonstration (âthe Demonstrationâ) is designed to test whether excluding clinicians who participate to a sufficient degree in certain payment arrangements with Medicare Advantage Organizations (MAOs) from reporting quality under the Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) will increase or maintain participation in payment arrangements with MAOs similar to Advanced Alternative Payment Models (APMs) and change the manner in which clinicians deliver care.
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.