CMS Opens Module for MA Plans to Report MACRA Other Payer Advanced APM Information

On May 24, 2018, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced that it was opening a module for Medicare Advantage plans to request advanced alternative payment model (APM) status for certain provider contracts. This process will determine which Medicare Advantage arrangements qualify as other payer advanced APMs for purposes of the Quality Payment Program (QPP) (also referred to as the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act, or MACRA). Plans interested in reporting this information for 2019 must do so by June 4, 2018.