TMA Says Future Medicare Requirements Are Wasteful, Costly

The Texas Medical Association is “very concerned that many of the compliance, documentation, and reporting requirements that will be implemented in the future Medicare system are wasteful, costly, and do little or nothing to improve care quality or increase efficiency,” TMA President Tom Garcia, MD, told the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).

The strong comments came in response to a CMS request for information regarding implementation of the Merit-Based Incentive Payment System (MIPS), promotion of alternative payment models, and incentive payments for participation in eligible alternative payment models. CMS published the proposal for implementation in the Federal Register on Oct. 1.