Survey: Physicians unprepared for MACRA

Editor's Note

A survey of 1,000 physicians by the American Medical Association and KPMG finds that fewer than one in four believe they are well prepared to meet the 2017 requirements of the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015 (MACRA), KPMG.com reported on June 28.

MACRA reshapes how Medicare pays physicians under the Quality Payment Program by tying reimbursement to quality and performance reporting.

More  than half of the physicians surveyed say MACRA’s requirements are “very” burdensome, and 90% say the requirements are “somewhat” or “very” burdensome.

The physicians say that the time required to report performance is the most significant challenge, followed by understanding requirements, how performance is scored, and the cost required to accurately capture and report performance.

The Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015 (MACRA) promises to reshape how Medicare pays physicians under the Quality Payment Program (QPP). Yet, a survey of 1,000 practicing physicians who have been involved in practice decision-making related to QPP shows that fewer than one in four physicians feel well prepared to meet its requirements in 2017, according to a survey by American Medical Association (AMA) and KPMG LLP, the U.S.