New Event Added to Automatic Extreme and Uncontrollable Circumstances for MIPS

Important Information Regarding MIPS Eligible Clinicians Affected by Texas Severe Winter Storm In response to the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) designation of the Texas Severe Winter Storm as a national disaster, CMS has determined that the automatic extreme and uncontrollable circumstances policy will apply to Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) eligible clinicians in FEMA-identified Texas areas. MIPS eligible clinicians in these areas will be automatically identified and receive a neutral payment adjustment for the 2023 MIPS payment year. During the data submission period for the 2021 performance period (January 3, 2022 to March 31, 2022), all four performance categories for these clinicians will be weighted at zero percent, resulting in a score equal to the performance threshold. However, if MIPS eligible clinicians in these areas choose to submit data on two or more performance categories, they will be scored on those categories and receive a 2023 MIPS payment adjustment based on their 2021 MIPS final score. The automatic extreme and uncontrollable circumstances policy will not apply to MIPS eligible clinicians participating in MIPS as a group, virtual group, or APM Entity. For More Information Please reference the Extreme and Uncontrollable Circumstances Overview section on the MIPS > About Exception Applications page and review the fact sheet. Contact the Quality Payment Program at 1-866-288-8292 or by e-mail at: QPP@cms.hhs.gov. Customers who are hearing impaired can dial 711 to be connected to a TRS Communications Assistant. You're getting this message because you subscribed to get email updates from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). Update your subscriptions, modify your password or email address, or stop subscriptions at any time on your Subscriber Preferences Page. You will need to use your email address to log in. If you have questions or problems with the subscription service, please contact subscriberhelp.govdelivery.com. This service is provided to you at no charge by Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). This email was sent to stevenmagallanes520.nims@blogger.com using GovDelivery Communications Cloud 7500 Security Boulevard · Baltimore MD 21244