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Introduction to the New MACRA/MIPS for Medicaid Providers
Please join us for a webinar with Liz LeBreton, Health IT Specialist at the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. She will provide an overview of the final rule, with a special focus on the Advancing Care Information section (formerly Meaningful Use) and implications for Medicaid providers. MIPS applies to physicians and clinicians providing services under Medicare Part B. MIPS does not replace the Medicaid EHR Incentive Program, which will continue through program year 2021.
On October 14, 2016, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) finalized its policy implementing the Merit-Based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) and the Advanced Alternative Payment Model (APM) incentive payment provisions in the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015 (MACRA), collectively referred to as the Quality Payment Program. The new Quality Payment Program will gradually transform Medicare payments for more than 600,000 clinicians across the country, and is a major step in improving care across the entire health care system.
About the Speaker
Liz LeBreton is a Health IT Specialist at the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) on the Medicaid HITECH team. Liz joined CMS in 2012 and is based in the Chicago office. In her current role, Liz provides subject matter expertise on the Medicaid Electronic Health Records Incentive Program, program integrity, policy, and operations. She also helps oversee technical assistance efforts with State Medicaid Agencies.
Liz began her federal career as a Presidential Management Fellow (PMF) in HHS’s Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health in Chicago. As part of the PMF program, Liz completed a five-month detail at the White House Office of Management and Budget. Prior to federal government Liz worked for the American Academy of Pediatrics. Liz has a Master’s in Public Health from the University of Illinois at Chicago, and a BA in English from Grinnell College in Iowa.
