Policy Snapshot
September 27, 2024
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) recently posted new Quality Payment Program (QPP) resources about Alternative Payment Models (APMs) and the APM Performance Pathway (APP), a reporting and scoring pathway for Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS)-eligible clinicians who participate in MIPS APMs.
These resources are available on the QPP Resource Library:
- 2024 APP Toolkit, which includes the following resources: (1) 2024 APP Fact Sheet: Provides an overview of the APP, including who can participate, reporting requirements, the scoring methodology, and frequently asked questions; (2) 2024 APP Quick Start Guide: Shares guidance around data collection and submission requirements for the APP to help MIPS APM participants know what steps to take; and (3) 2024 APP Scoring Guide: Provides a general summary about scoring for the APP.
- 2024 APP Quality Requirements (Shared Savings Program ACOs Only): Provides APP quality measure documentation for Shared Savings Program ACOs, including APP quality data submission options, APP quality measure set details, and APP quality measure specifications.
- 2024 APP Quality Requirements (All Participants, Excluding Shared Savings Program ACOs): Includes the APP quality measure documentation for individual, group, and APM Entities. Resources detail APP quality data submission options, APP quality measure set details, and APP quality measure specifications.
- 2024 Learning Resources for QP Status and APM Incentive Payment: Provides information about the amount of Advanced APM incentive payments that were paid to eligible clinicians this year based on their participation in Qualifying APM Participant (QP) performance period 2022.
Questions?
Learn more about APMs and the APP by visiting the APM webpage and the APP webpage.