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The Physician-Focused Payment Model Technical Advisory Committee (PTAC) has updated the agenda for the scheduled June 2020 virtual public meeting. In addition to discussing, deliberating and voting on two proposed payment models, the committee is now...
The Physician-Focused Payment Model Technical Advisory Committee (PTAC) has opened registration for the next public meeting scheduled for June 22, 2020 from 10:00 AM to 2:45 PM (ET). This public meeting will be held virtually. During this meeting the...
The Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015 (MACRA) established the Physician-Focused Payment Model Technical Advisory Committee (PTAC) to review and assess physician-focused payment models (PFPMs) based on stakeholder proposals submitte...
The Physician-Focused Payment Model Technical Advisory Commission (PTAC) published two new reports evaluating the models that PTAC reviewed and submitted to the Secretary of Health and Human Services for consideration. PTAC is currently scheduled to ...
Revised “Medical Neighborhood” Payment Model Open for Comment Through March 20 The Physician Model Technical Advisory Committee (PTAC) is soliciting comments through March 20, 2020, on a revised payment model: “The ‘Medical Neighborho...
The Physician-Focused Payment Model Technical Advisory Committee (PTAC) has updated the agenda for the scheduled March 16 public meeting. In addition to reviewing three proposed physician payment models, the Committee will also discuss previous propo...
Public Meeting The Physician-Focused Payment Model Technical Advisory Committee (PTAC) posted the agenda and opened registration for the March 16 public meeting. During this meeting, the Committee will consider and vote on three previously su...
The Physician-Focused Payment Model Technical Advisory Committee (PTAC) is soliciting comments through February 18, 2020, on a new proposed payment model: The Patient-Centered Oncology Payment (PCOP) Model. This model is a multi-payer, community-base...
The Physician-Focused Payment Model Technical Advisory Committee (PTAC) submitted a new report to the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) recommending the further development and implementation of the “ACCESS Telemedicine: An Alternative H...
Proposal on Remote Specialists Open for Comment – Comments Due December 13 The Physician-Focused Payment Model Technical Advisory Committee (PTAC) opened the comment period for an updated proposal: Remote specialists and experts on-demand i...
Public Meeting The Physician-Focused Payment Model Technical Advisory Committee (PTAC) recently opened registration for the Monday, December 9, 2019, public meeting. Registration for the event is open here. Preliminary Review Team Report<...
On October 15, 2019, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) announced the appointment of Charles DeShazer, MD to the Physician-Focused Payment Model Technical Advisory Committee (PTAC). Dr. DeShazer is Senior Vice President and Chief Medical Offi...
The Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015 (MACRA) established the Physician-Focused Payment Model Technical Advisory Committee (PTAC) to review and assess physician-focused payment models (PFPMs) based on stakeholder proposals submitte...
The Physician-Focused Payment Model Technical Advisory Committee (PTAC) held a public meeting on September 16. The Committee voted on a proposed physician-focused payment model: ACCESS Telemedicine: An Alternative Healthcare Delivery Model for Ru...
The Physician-Focused Payment Model Technical Advisory Committee (PTAC) is soliciting comments through October 1, 2019, on a new physician-focused payment model: Remote specialists and experts on demand improving care and saving costs. The model prop...
The Physician-Focused Payment Model Technical Advisory Committee (PTAC) recently opened registration for a public meeting on Monday, September 16, 2019 from 12:30 pm to 3:30 pm EDT. Registration and agenda information are available here. Participants...
The Physician-Focused Payment Model Technical Advisory Committee (PTAC) is soliciting comments on the Eye Care Emergency Department Avoidance (EyEDA) Model, received from the University of Massachusetts Medical School. Comments will be accepted unti...
On June 17, 2019, the Physician-Focused Payment Model Technical Advisory Committee (PTAC) voted to recommended testing of the CAPABLE Provider Focused Payment Model submitted by the Johns Hopkins School of Nursing and the Stanford Clinical Excellence...
The Physician-Focused Payment Model Technical Advisory Committee (PTAC) submitted a combined report to the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) containing comments and recommendations on two proposals related to wound care d...
Registration Open for Public Meeting on June 17 The Physician-Focused Payment Model Technical Advisory Committee (PTAC) recently opened registration for a public meeting on June 17, 2019. Registration and agenda information are available here...
The Physician-Focused Technical Advisory Committee (PTAC) met on March 11, 2019, in Washington, DC, to review two proposed payment models related to wound care services. PTAC did not recommend either model. CMS Support of Wound Care in Priva...
The Physician-Focused Payment Model Technical Advisory Committee (PTAC) submitted a report to the Secretary of the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) with its recommendation for the Making Accountable Sustainable Oncology Networks (MASO...
The Physician-Focused Payment Model Technical Advisory Committee (PTAC) released updated submission guidelines. Established by the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act (MACRA), PTAC reviews proposals submitted by the public on physician payme...
At its December 10, 2018, public meeting, the Physician-Focused Payment Model Technical Advisory Committee (PTAC) voted unanimously to recommend the proposed “Making Accountable Sustainable Oncology Networks (MASON)” alternative payment model (AP...
The Physician-Focused Payment Model Technical Advisory Committee (PTAC) released Preliminary Review Team (PRT) reports for two physician-focused payment model (PFPM) proposals that are on the agenda for the public meeting scheduled for December 10, 2...
Reports to the Secretary The Physician-Focused Payment Model Technical Advisory Committee (PTAC) transmitted four reports to the Secretary of the US Department of Health and Human Services contai...
On October 18, 2018 the Government Accountability Office (GAO) announced the appointment of two new members to the Physician-Focused Payment Model Technical Advisory Committee (PTAC).
The newly appointed members are Angelo Sinopoli, MD
On Thursday, July 26, 2018, the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health held a hearing entitled MACRA and MIPS: An Update on the Merit-based Incentive Payment System. Five witnesses from national physician organizations testified...
PTAC Solicits Comments on a New Proposal
The Physician-Focused Payment Model Technical Advisory Committee (PTAC) is soliciting comments until July 23, 2018 on a proposal for a new physician-focused payment model (PFPM):
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PTAC Update: Comments Requested on New Proposal, Statements from CMS Administrator and PTAC Chair, and New Letter of Intent
The Physician-Focused Technical Advisory Committee (PTAC) met March 26-27, 2017, in Washington, DC, to review four proposed payment models. A vote by PTAC results in one of the following decisions directed to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Ser...
The Physician-Focused Payment Model Technical Advisory Committee (PTAC) released preliminary review team reports on the following proposals:
The Physician-Focused Technical Advisory Committee (PTAC) met December 18-20, 2017, in Washington, DC, to review seven proposed payment models. A vote by PTAC results in one of the following decisions directed to CMS:
The Physician-Focused Payment Model Technical Advisory Committee (PTAC) released preliminary review team reports on seven proposals. PTAC assigns a preliminary review committee to each proposal. This team of reviewers assesses each proposal based on ...
The Physician-Focused Payment Model Technical Advisory Committee (PTAC) is soliciting comments until November 30, 2017 on two new physician-focused payment models (PFPMs):
The Physician-Focused Payment Model Technical Advisory Committee (PTAC) is soliciting comments until October 6, 2017, on an Intensive Care Management in Skilled Nursing Facility Alternative Payment Model. The model was submitted by Avera Health. Th...
Secretary Responds to Proposals The Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015 (MACRA) established the Physician-Focused Payment Model Technical Advisory Committee (PTAC) to review and assess physician-focused payment mode...
The Physician-Focused Payment Model Technical Advisory Committee (PTAC) released preliminary review team reports on the following proposals:
The Physician-Focused Payment Model Technical Advisory Committee (PTAC) is soliciting comments until August 8, 2017, on a model for Initial Therapy of Newly Diagnosed Organ-Confined Prostate Cancer. The model was submitted by the Large Urology Group ...
The Physician-Focused Technical Advisory Committee (PTAC) is accepting comments until August 1, 2017, on the Medicare Three-Year Value Based Payment Plan alternative payment model. This model will allow Medicare beneficiaries to choose innovative rei...
The Physician-Focused Payment Model Technical Advisory Committee (PTAC) is soliciting comments until July 20, 2017, on a model for a Single Bundled Payment for Comprehensive Low-Risk Maternity and Newborn Care Provided by Independent Midwife Led...
The Physician-Focused Payment Model Technical Advisory Committee (PTAC) submitted comments and recommendations to the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services on three proposals for physician-focused payment models that were deliberat...
The Physician-Focused Technical Advisory Committee (PTAC) is accepting comments until May 31, 2017, on the Hospital at Home Plus (HAH-Plus) Physician-Focused Payment Model submitted by the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. HAH-Plus is an alte...
The Physician-Focused Payment Model Technical Advisory Committee (PTAC) will not be holding a public meeting scheduled for June 5-6. The next scheduled meeting is September 7-8, 2017. Established by the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act o...
The Physician-Focused Technical Advisory Committee (PTAC) is accepting comments until May 18, 2017, on an Advanced Primary Care Advanced Payment Model (APM) proposal submitted by the American Association for Family Physicians. The...
The Physician-Focused Technical Advisory Committee (PTAC) met April 10-11, 2017, in Washington, DC, to review three proposed payment models. PTAC recommended two of the models, Project Sonar and the ACS-Brandeis Advanced Alternative Payment Model ...
On Friday, April 7, 2017, the Physician-Focused Payment Model Technical Advisory Committee (PTAC) released an updated agenda for their April 2017 meeting. Originally four proposals were scheduled to be presented for public comment and final vote. The...
The Physician-Focused Payment Model Technical Advisory Committee (PTAC) released preliminary review team reports on the following proposals: ACS-Brandeis Advanced APM, COPD and Asthma Monitoring Project, Project Sonar, and the Comprehensive Colonosco...
McDermottPlus Releases PTAC Proposal Tracker During a public meeting on March 13, 2017, the Physician-Focused Payment Model Technical Advisory Committee (PTAC) announced that during its next meeting, scheduled for April 10-11, 2017,...
The Physician-Focused Payment Model Technical Advisory Committee (PTAC) recently announced two public meetings scheduled for March 13-14 and April 10-11. Registration information is available here. The Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorizati...
The Physician-Focused Technical Advisory Committee (PTAC) is accepting comments until October 14, 2016, on a draft Request for Proposals (RFP) for physician-focused payment models (PFPMs) and draft guidance on characteristic of payment models likely ...
The Physician Focused Technical Advisory Committee (PTAC) announced during a recent public meeting that they anticipate accepting proposals for Physician-Focused Payment Models (PFPMs) beginning December 1, 2016. Since it is anticipated that there wi...
The Physician-Focused Payment Model Technical Advisory Committee (PTAC) announced a public meeting for September 16, 2016. Registration information is available here. While a formal agenda has not yet been released, it is anticipated that PTAC will ...
The Physician Focused Payment Model Technical Advisory Committee (TAC) met for the first time on Monday, February 1, 2016 in Washington, DC. Established by the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015 (MACRA), this committee is tasked wit...
The Physician-Focused Payment Model Technical Advisory Committee will hold its first public meeting on February 1, 2016 in Washington, DC. More information on the meeting, including registration information, is available here. The Committe...
On October 9, 2015 the Government Accountability Office (GAO) announced the first appointments to the Physician-Focused Payment Model Technical Advisory Committee. The Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015 established this committee to...
