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AMA Update on MIPS

Home › Archive for Business of Medicine CMS Releases 2025 MIPS Final Scores- Physicians Have 60 Days to Contest Their Score The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has released Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) performance feedback and final scores for the 2025 performance year. 2025 final score determines the payment adjustment eligible clinicians…

MedChi Gender Pay Equity Subcommittee

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Home › Archive for Business of Medicine Carolyn O’Conor, M.D. Former MCMS President Chair, MedChi Gender Pay Equity Subcommittee It is better to light a candle than to curse the darkness If you are a regular reader of the MCMS Gazette you will have seen the issue on September 13 in honor of Women…

What Maryland Physicians Earn and Why the Gender Pay Gap Persists

Home › Archive for Business of Medicine September is Women in Medicine Month, and it is a good time to look at a number that has not moved much. The physician gender pay gap is not a theoretical problem. In Maryland, it has been measured, published, and largely unchanged for years. Female physicians in this…

MIA/MHBE Joint Meeting to Discuss Assistance to Small Businesses

Home › Archive for Business of Medicine The Maryland Insurance Administration (MIA) and the Maryland Health Benefit Exchange (MHBE) announce a virtual, open meeting on Thursday, October 1, to discuss how they can support small businesses and employees in navigating health insurance amid recent market changes. Agenda is available here. The MIA and MHBE invite…

New Podcast Episode on Maryland’s Healthcare Model

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This episode from the Maryland Now podcast explores the history of Maryland’s unique all-payer healthcare system. The episode features insights from healthcare leaders across the state, including Gene Ransom, CEO of MedChi. On this episode, host David Nitkin takes on healthcare — an industry so big and so personal that he almost didn’t tackle it,…

Input on the Geo AHEAD Model

CMS is seeking input from external stakeholders on a novel, geographically based accountable care organization shared savings program called Geo AHEAD that is launching under the Achieving Healthcare Efficiency through Accountable Design (AHEAD) Model in 2028. This Geo AHEAD Participation Perspectives Survey is intended to gather perspectives that will help inform future planning, policy development,…

Looking for Five Practices to Help Solve the Prior Auth Problem

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Home › Archive for Business of Medicine Update: This practice opportunity is now closed. One of the biggest frustrations we hear from physicians is the growing burden of prior authorizations. That’s why I’m excited to share an opportunity for five Montgomery County practices to help shape a potential solution. MCMS is partnering with MedChi to…

Take the Next Steps with EQIP

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Thank you to everyone who joined MCMS and the MedChi EQIP Team for our recent webinar, “Take the Next Step with EQIP.” The session provided an overview of Maryland’s Episode Quality Improvement Program, a voluntary Medicare Advanced Alternative Payment Model (AAPM) that offers participating practices an opportunity to engage in value-based care while qualifying for…