APMA - American Podiatric Medical Association

01/20/2026 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 01/20/2026 07:24

APMA Collaborates With the GOP and Democratic Doctors' Caucuses to Modernize MIPS

Last week, APMA responded to direct bipartisan outreach from the GOP and Democratic Doctors Caucus for recommendations to modernize the Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) and improve future Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation (CMMI) models. APMA focused its comments on supporting the American Medical Association's Data-Driven Performance Payment System (DPPS) proposal, which would replace key elements of MIPS. These changes would help to stabilize Medicare physician payments; mitigate the disproportionate impact of penalties on small, solo, and rural practitioners to improve patient access; and reduce physician compliance and burden while still holding providers accountable for the care they provide.

To read the letter and recommendations in full, as well as past comment letters, visit https://www.apma.org/CommentLetters.

Contact the APMA Advocacy team with any questions at [email protected].

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