CMS: Proposed Changes to the MSSP for Calendar Year 2024: 6 highlights

1. Establishes a new Medicare Clinical Quality Measure (CQM) collection type for ACOs under the Alternative Payment Model (APM) Performance Pathway (APP).
2. Adds refinements to the financial benchmarking methodology for ACOs in agreement periods beginning on January 1, 2024, and in subsequent years.
3. Adds a third step to the step-wise beneficiary assignment methodology to provide greater recognition of the role of NPs, PAs and clinical nurse specialists in delivering primary care services.
4. Updates the definition of primary care services used for purposes of beneficiary assignment to remain consistent with billing and coding guidelines.
5. Refines policies for the newly established advance investment payments (AIP).
6. Seeks comment on potential future developments to Shared Savings Program policies.

Notes: CMS: Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. MSSP: the Medicare Shared Savings Program. NP: nurse practitioner. PA : physician assistant.
Source: CMS, July 13, 2023
Source URL: https://www.cms.gov/newsroom/fact-sheets/calendar-year-cy-20...

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