October 18, 2023
The Honorable Patrick McHenry
Acting Speaker
U.S. House of Representatives
H-232, The Capitol
Washington, DC 20515
The Honorable Charles Schumer
Majority Leader
U.S. Senate
S-221, The Capitol
Washington, DC 20510
The Honorable Hakeem Jeffries
Democratic Leader
U.S. House of Representatives
H-204, The Capitol
Washington, DC 20515
The Honorable Mitchell McConnell
Republican Leader
U.S. Senate
S-230, The Capitol
Washington, DC
Re: Extend Medicare Advanced Alternative Payment Model Incentive Payments
Dear Acting Speaker McHenry, Leader Jeffries, Leader Schumer, and Leader McConnell:
On behalf of the 23 undersigned physician and health care associations and over 600 health systems, hospitals, physician practices, health clinics, and accountable care organizations (ACOs), thank you for your leadership in ensuring that physicians and other clinicians have adequate resources to care for the health of the U.S. population. As Congress considers priority end-of-year legislation, we ask that you bolster and advance the ongoing transition to value-based payment models by extending the 5 percent advanced alternative payment model (APM) incentive payments for clinicians that were authorized under the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015 (MACRA).
Eight years ago, Congress passed MACRA to shift how Medicare pays clinicians for health care services. Key goals were to encourage keeping patients healthy, reducing unnecessary care, and lowering costs for both patients and taxpayers. APMs have demonstrated that when physicians and other clinicians are held accountable for costs and quality and provided flexibility from fee-for-service (FFS) constraints, they can generate savings for taxpayers and improve beneficiary care.
Recognizing that FFS payments alone are not sufficient to cover the expenses associated with building and maintaining the necessary infrastructure to engage in wholescale care delivery redesign, MACRA included 5 percent incentive payments to enable clinicians to transition to advanced APMs (i.e., down-side risk APMs). This strategy has proven successful as participation in advanced APMs has grown by more than 173 percent with nearly 300,000 clinicians.1
The advanced APM incentive payments have allowed clinicians to cover some of the investment costs of moving to new payment models, including expanding care teams, developing programs to improve beneficiary care, and adopting population health infrastructure. Incentives also help to improve care for patients by giving clinicians financial resources to expand services beyond those covered by traditional Medicare.
With the eligibility to earn advanced APM incentive payments set to expire at the end of 2023, progress towards value-based care could stall further. Absent Congressional intervention, physicians and other clinicians will be more likely to remain in MACRA’s Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS), which is burdensome, presents participants with financial costs associated with compliance and quality assurance measures, and does little to accurately assess improvements in health care outcomes. Moreover, some physicians currently in advanced APMs may be pushed back into MIPS because of increasing qualification thresholds, while others may choose to voluntarily shift back to MIPS because the program will continue to offer opportunities for high performing APMs to qualify for MIPS adjustments in the coming years. The prospect of remaining in, or moving to, MIPS is particularly daunting as clinicians are slated for a 3.36 percent Medicare Part B payment cut stemming from the provisions in the Calendar Year 2024 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Proposed Rule. Unless Congress intercedes, these payment reductions will take effect on January 1, 2024.
In recognition of our commitment to helping physicians and other clinicians move away from MIPS and advance Medicare’s transition to accountable care, we urge you to include Section 3 of the Value in Health Care Act (H.R. 5013) in any end-of-year legislative package. This bipartisan legislation includes a two-year extension of MACRA’s original 5 percent advanced APM incentives and adjusts the one-size-fits-all approach to revenue qualification thresholds to ensure that physicians and other clinicians continue to participate in APMs. These two crucial policy changes will help facilitate the continued transition to advanced APM arrangements while gradually increasing the associated revenue qualifications for incentive payments.
Lastly, Medicare’s advanced APM incentives are a good return on investment. In 2022, ACOs produced $1.8 billion in savings that was returned to Medicare.2 This savings is significantly more than the $644 million paid in incentives this year.3 APMs may also be helping to slow the growth in health care spending in Medicare and beyond. The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) released data earlier this year showing that actual 2022 federal spending on Medicare and Medicaid was 9 percent lower than original projections.4 Some of the features that characterize participation in APMs, such as improved care management and more efficient use of technology, are among factors that may have contributed to these lower-than-expected costs.
We ask you to advance this important legislation, which will give our organizations the flexibility and financial security needed to innovate care, improve the health of our populations, and lower health care costs.
We appreciate your consideration of this matter.
Sincerely,
American Medical Association
AMGA
National Association of ACOs
Accountable for Health
American Academy of Neurology
American College of Physicians
American Society for Radiation Oncology
America’s Essential Hospitals
Association of American Medical Colleges
Federation of American Hospitals
National Rural Health Association
Primary Care Collaborative
America’s Physician Groups
Health Care Transformation Task Force
Premier Inc.
American Academy of Family Physicians
American Association of Orthopaedic Surgeons
American Osteopathic Association
American Society of Nephrology
Association for Clinical Oncology
Association of Community Cancer Centers
Medical Group Management Association
Partnership to Empower Physician-Led Care
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Chairwoman Cathy McMorris Rodgers
Chairman Jason Smith
Chairman Jodey Arrington
Chairman Ron Wyden
Chairman Sheldon Whitehouse
Ranking Member Frank Pallone
Ranking Member Richard Neal
Ranking Member Brendan Boyle
Ranking Member Mike Crapo
Ranking Member Charles Grassley
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Indian Valley Family Practice; Souderton, PA
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Innovation Care Partners; Scottsdale, AZ
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Internal Medicine Pediatrics Associates, P.A; Cary, NC
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John C. Chow, M.D.; San Mateo, CA
John R Medical Center; Madison Heights, MI
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Johnson Memorial Health, Franklin, IN
Jose I Sosa, M.D.; Pearsall, TX
Joseph A Marotta, M.D. PA; San Antonio, TX
Juan P. Suarez, MD; Florida
Kemper And Kemper, MDs; Louisville, KY
Kenan & Wang, LLC; Sacramento, CA
Kendall Wong, M.D.; Odessa, TX
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Kingswood Internal Medicine; Bloomfield Hills, MI
Kolender Medical; Bingham Farms, MI
Krzysztof W. Warszawski, M.D.; Garden City, MI
Kurtis Fox, M.D.; Colfax, CA
Lagrange Family Care Doctors; La Grange, KY
Lake Howell Health Center (Hoffman); Florida
Lakes Internal Medicine; West Bloomfield, MI
Lakowsky and Batlin Medical Corp.; Burlingame, CA
Lancaster General Health Community Care Collaborative, Lancaster, PA
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Lebanon Valley Family Medicine Inc; Pennsylvania
Lee Health; Fort Meyers, FL
Legacy Community Health Services, Inc.; Houston, TX
Legends Medical Clinic PLLC; Round Rock, TX
Leo Toupin, M.D. PA; Austin, TX
Lewerenz Medical Center & Longevity Health Institute; Rochester Hills, MI
LHS Health Network; Camden, NJ
Lifepoint Health; Brentwood, TN
Lifetime Family Care; Madison Heights, MI
Lily Enayati, M.D.; San Mateo, CA
Lincoln Medical Associates; Lincoln, CA
LMG Family Practice; Landsdale PA
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Lost Rivers Medical Center; Arco, ID
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Luminis Health, Annapolis, MD
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Maria’s Healthcare Service; Shelby, MT
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Mass General Brigham; Boston, MA
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McKenzie Health System; Sandusky, MI
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MD Valuecare, LLC; Richmond, VA
Medical Associates of NWA, P.A.; Fayetteville, AR
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Medical Office of Tara L Cuda, DO, Philadelphia, PA
Memorial Community Health Inc.; Aurora, NE
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Meritas Health, Kansas City, MO
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Michigan Premier Internists; Southfield, MI
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Mission Health Partners; Asheville, NC
Mobile Physician Associates; Los Angeles, CA
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Mount Carmel Health Partners; Columbus, OH
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Neil A. Patterson, M.D., P.A.; Florida
New Britain Family Practice, New Britain, PA
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New Providence Internal Medicine Associates/Primary Care Partners; Providence, NJ
Next ACO, LLC; Trinity, FL
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NorCal Endocrinology & Internal Medicine; Roseville, CA
Nor-Lea Hospital District; Lovington, NM
North Austin Family Medicine, PA; Austin, TX
North Carolina Internal Medicine, PC; Cary, NC
North Raleigh Medical Center; Raleigh, NC
North Star Family Medicine P.A.; Round Rock, TX
Northern Light Health; Brewer, ME
Northern Medical Group; Poughkeepsie, NY
Northfield Hospital + Clinics; Northfield, MN
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Oakland Family Practice; Madison Heights, MI
Ochsner Health; New Orleans, LA; MS; TX
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Ogden Clinic, PC; Ogden, UT
Olmsted Medical Center; Rochester, MN
On Point Medical Group; Denver, CO
OneCare Vermont ACO; Colchester, VT
OneHealth Nebraska; Lincoln, NE
Optimus Healthcare Partners ACO; Summit, NJ
Optum; Eden Prairie, MN
Orlando Health; Florida
Orlando Primary Care, PA LLC; Florida
Osceola Women & Family Medicine Specialists; Florida
Pankaj J Patel, M.D., P.A; Midland, TX
Parkside Family Medicine; Philadelphia, PA
Patient Quality Alliance; Pocatello, ID
Paul E. Bristol, M.D.; Austin, TX
Paul M. Izes, D.O.; Southampton, PA
Paul R. Ehrmann, D.O.; Troy, MI
Pentahealth Primary Care; Downingtown, PA
Pentahealth; West Chester, PA
Peter R. Honig, D.O.P.C.; Philadelphia, PA
Physician Organization of Michigan ACO; Ann Arbor, MI
Physician Performance LLC; Woburn, MA
Physicians Primary Care of SW FL; Fort Myers, FL
Piedmont Adult and Pediatric Medicine Associates; Gastonia, NC
Pinellas County Primary Care & Hospitalists, PLLC; Florida
Pinnacle Physicians Group; Feasterville-Trevose, PA
Port Lavaca Clinic Associates, P.A.; Port Lavaca, TX
Pottstown Medical Specialists, Inc.; Pottstown, PA
Preferred Medical Group; Madison Heights, MI
Premier Ankle & Foot Specialists PC; Pennsylvania
Premier Internists; Farmington Hills, MI
Primary Care Centers of Eastern Kentucky; Hazard, KY
Primary Care Development Corporation; New York, NY
Primary Care Specialists of Orlando – Orange Avenue; Florida
Primary Partners ACO; Florida
Primary Partners Alliance; Clermont, FL
Primary Partners; Clermont, FL
Privia Health; Arlington,VA
Privia Medical Group, North Texas
Progressive Health Care, P.C.; Taylor, MI
Prospect Medical Holdings; Los Angeles, CA
PSW, Washington State
Pullman Regional Hospital; Pullman, WA
Purisima Family Medicine; Half Moon Bay, CA
Rajanikant Pandya, M.D; Midland, TX
Rajesh J Patel, M.D., P.A.; Odessa, TX
Raleigh Adult Medicine; Raleigh, NC
Raleigh Family Practice, P.A; Raleigh, NC
Raleigh Medical Group; Raleigh, NC
Rancho Health Management; Riverside, CA
Redford Clinic; Redford, MI
Reed Relations Consulting, LLC; Catawissa, PA
Reid Health; Eastern IN & Western, OH
Revere Health, Provo, UT
Richmond Quality ACO; Staten Island, NY
Rittenhouse Internal Medicine, Philadelphia, PA
Ritu Suri MD LLC; Englewood NJ
Riverwood Healthcare Center; Atikin, MN
RMG Gastroenterology; Raleigh, NC
Rochester Medical Group; Rochester Hills, MI
Rocklin Family Practice & Sports Medicine; Rocklin, CA
Rocky Mount Family Medical Center, P.A.; Rocky Mount, NC
RSI Medical; Wendell, NC
Rush Health, Chicago, IL
Ryan Medical Associates, P.C.; Warren, MI
Saint Francis Health System, Tulsa, OK
Samaritan Healthcare; Moses Lake, WA
Sammy Lerma III, M.D., PA; Bastrop, TX
Sanjay Pethkar MDSC; Plainfield, IL
Sayed A. Hussain, M.D.; Roseville, CA
Schaefferstown Family Practice Inc.; Pennsylvania
Scottsdale Imaging Services, LLC; Scottsdale, AZ
Scripps Accountable Care Organization, LLC; San Diego, CA
SDI Services, LLC; Arizona
Select Health Network; Mishawaka, IN
Sellersburg Internal Medicine & Pediatrics; Sellersburg, IN
Sergio B Seoane M.D.; Florida
Shah And Associates Family Practice; Cary, NC
Shenandoah Medical Center; Shenandoah, IA
Shroff Cardiology & Internal Medicine Clinic Pa; Big Spring, TX
Shylesh Ganta, M.D., P.A; Midland, TX
Sidney Health Center; Sidney, MT
Silver Pine Medical Group; Sterling Heights, MI
Silver State ACO; Las Vegas, NV
SMP Health – St. Kateri; Rolla, ND
SOMOS ACO; New York, NY
SoNE Health; Windsor, CT
South Macomb Internists; Warren, MI
South Texas Internal Medicine Associates; San Antonio, TX
Southeast Health Statera Network; Dothan, AL
Southeastern Health Partners; Greenville, SC
Southern Atlantic Healthcare Alliance; Cary NC
Southwest Diagnostic Imaging, LLC; Scottsdale, AZ
Southwest Healthcare Services; Bowman, ND
Southwest Internal Medicine Specialists; Florida
Southwest Medical Imaging, Ltd; Scottsdale, AZ
Space Coast ACO, LLC; New Port Richey, FL
Stephen J. Carney, M.D.; Burlingame, CA
Stephen J. Shields, MD PA; Florida
Stephen Williams Internal Medicine MD PC; Troy; MI
Sterling Physicians; Sterling Heights, MI
Stratum Med; Champaign, IL
Subodh K Mallik, M.D.; Ft. Stockton, TX
Summit Health; Berkeley Heights, NJ
Summit Healthcare Regional Medical Center; Show Low, AZ
Summit Physician Services; Pennsylvania
Suncoast Premier Medical, LLC; Florida
Sunflower Medical Group P.A.; Kansas City, KS
Suresh Prasad, M.D. PA; Odessa, TX
Sutter Health; Sacramento, CA
Tandigm Health; West Conshohocken, PA
Tandigm Value Partners; Southeastern, PA
TC2; Macon, GA
TeamHealth; Knoxville, TN
The Center for Health Affairs; Cleveland, OH
The Doctor’s In, Inc.; Roseville, CA
The Iowa Clinic, Des Moines, IA
The South Bend Clinic; South Bend, IN
The Wright Center for Community Health and Graduate Medical Education; Scranton, PA
Think Whole Pearson Healthcare; Omaha, NE
Thomas Hopkins, M.D.; Roseville, CA
Thundermist Health Center, Warwick, RI
Tommy T. Kuo, M.D.;San Mateo, CA
Torrance Memorial Integrated Physicians, LLC; Torrance, CA
Total Family Healthcare; Florida
Traci Thompson, MD PA; Florida
Triad HealthCare Network; Greensboro, NC
Triad Internal Medicine; Asheboro, NC
Triad Primary Care, PLLC; Greensboro, NC
Trinsic; Denver, CO
TriState Health; Clarkston, WA
Tryon ACO, LLC; Charlotte, NC
Twin Lakes Family Medicine; Bloomfield Hills, MI
UC San Diego Health; San Diego, CA
UMass Memorial Health; Worcester, MA
UNC Senior Alliance/UNC Health; Chapel Hill, NC
United Hospital District; Blue Earth MN
UnityPoint Accountable Care; Des Moines, IA
University Internal Medicine, Inc; Pawtucket, RI
Vanderbilt University Medical Center; Nashville, TN
Versailles Family Medicine; Versailles, KY
Vikram Vadyala, M.D.; Midland, TX
Virginia Care Partners; Richmond, VA
Vista Complete Care; Auburn, CA
Vital Medicine PC; Livonia, MI
Vraj Medical LLC; Florida
Vytalize Health; Hoboken, NJ
Wake Internal Medicine & Pediatrics; Raleigh, NC
Wake Internal Medicine Consultants, Inc.; Raleigh, NC
Wakely, an HMA Company (Nationwide)
WellSpan ACO; York, PA
WellSpan Medical Group; Pennsylvania
Wellvana Health; Nashville, TN
Wesley R. Barnes, M.D.; Royal Oak, MI
West Florida ACO, LLC; Tampa Bay, FL
Western Wake Wellness; Cary, NC
Westland Clinic; Westland, MI
Westland Healthcare; Westland, MI
WinnMed; Decorah, IA
Winona Health; Winona, MN
Winter Garden Health and Wellness; Florida
Winter Park Family Practice; Florida
Wrightstown Family Medicine; Newtown, PA
Xin-Nong Li M.D., Inc.; Fair Oaks, CA
Yorktowne Urology PC; Pennsylvania
You and Your Health Family Care; Florida
Zia ACO, LLC; Taos, NM
1 https://qpp-cm-prod-content.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2433/2021%20QPP%20Experience%20Report.pdf
2 https://www.cms.gov/newsroom/press-releases/medicare-shared-savings-program-saves-medicare-more-18-billion-2022-and-continues-deliver-high
3 https://qpp-cm-prod-content.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2517/QPCount_IncentivePayments.pdf
4 https://www.cbo.gov/system/files/2023-03/58997-Whitehouse.pdf
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