draft bill - House of Representatives
draft bill - House of Representatives
draft bill - House of Representatives
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[Discussion Draft]<br />
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there shall be, as appropriate, incorporated<br />
comparable methods <strong>of</strong> measurement from<br />
physician quality incentive programs, such<br />
as under subsections (k) and (m).<br />
‘‘(B) PERFORMANCE PERIOD.—There shall<br />
be established a period (in this subsection referred<br />
to as a ‘performance period’), with respect<br />
to a year (beginning with 2019) for which<br />
the quality adjustment is applied under paragraph<br />
(3), to assess performance on quality<br />
measures and clinical practice improvement activities.<br />
Each such performance period shall be<br />
a period <strong>of</strong> 12 consecutive months and shall end<br />
as close as possible to the beginning <strong>of</strong> the year<br />
for which such adjustment is applied.<br />
‘‘(3) QUALITY ADJUSTMENT TAKING INTO AC-<br />
COUNT QUALITY ASSESSMENTS.—<br />
‘‘(A) QUALITY ADJUSTMENT.—For pur-<br />
poses <strong>of</strong> subsection (d)(16), if the composite<br />
score computed under paragraph (2)(A) for an<br />
eligible pr<strong>of</strong>essional for a year (beginning with<br />
2019) is—<br />
‘‘(i) a score <strong>of</strong> 67 or higher, the quality<br />
adjustment under this paragraph for<br />
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