The MACRA Quality Payment Program: What Behavioral Health Care Professionals Should Know
The Quality Payment Program (QPP) was developed by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) as part of the far reaching Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015 (MACRA); one of its provisions begins in 2019 when CMS will pay participating providers based on the quality and effectiveness of care they provide to beneficiaries. During this webinar, hear from Paul Cotton, BA, Director of Federal Affairs at the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA); and Elizabeth Arend, MPH, …
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